pluralsuch
Pluralsuch is a term used in linguistic typology to describe a class of plural formation patterns in which the plural is explicitly marked by a dedicated suffix, commonly referred to as pluralsuch. The concept is applied to languages that consistently attach a suffix to noun stems to signal plurality, rather than relying on stem changes, separate particles, or numeral agreement. The label is used in descriptive grammars of natural languages and in analyses of constructed languages to group similar suffixal plural systems.
In pluralsuch systems, the plural marker is a suffix that attaches to the noun base. It can
Examples of pluralsuch usage are most often described in descriptive grammars or conworlding materials for constructed
See also: plural suffix, suffixation, allomorphy, morphophonology, numeral class.