elativepluralev

Elativepluralev is a term used in linguistic discussions to refer to a hypothetical grammatical category that combines elative meaning (motion out of or away from) with plural number in a single morphological package. In languages where such a category might occur, the elative plural would mark both the source relation and the plurality of the referent, typically via suffixation or clitic sequences attached to a noun or pronoun.

Morphology and syntax are central to the concept. The elative plural could be realized as a suffixal sequence such as stem + elative suffix + plural suffix, or as an integrated fused form. The exact ordering of markers, allomorphs, and phonological adjustments would vary by language. Compatibility with other case and number markings would influence how elative plural interacts with determiners, adjectives, and verbs of motion.

Semantically, elativepluralev serves to express actions or states involving multiple entities departing from a location. It is distinct from a simple elative (singular) or from plural marking alone, because it encodes both outbound movement and plurality simultaneously. In practice, languages with this kind of categorization might require concord with related constituents and could affect argument structure and event categorization.

Attestation of a dedicated elative plural as a formal category is not widely established in descriptive grammars. It remains a theoretical construct used to explore how languages could fuse case and number, and to compare with languages that separately mark elative and plural or employ complex affixation patterns. See also elative case, plural marking, and affix order.