kwot@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoI wonder if there's a parallel universe where children are called "childs" and adults are called "adultren"message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1216arrow-down1message-squareI wonder if there's a parallel universe where children are called "childs" and adults are called "adultren"kwot@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenosedive@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNot what you asked for, but Welsh has irregular plurals for adults and children, too: Adult: oedolyn Adults: oedolion Child: plentyn Children: plant (Still learning, so I’m not too sure why or how)
minus-squarekwot@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoAlways knew Wales was essentially living in a different dimension… 🤔 (lol, thanks for the tidbit!)
minus-squareman_in_space@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe Welsh alphabet is beautiful. Nuts from a perspective of both Continental and British traditions, but I am extremely fond of it.
Not what you asked for, but Welsh has irregular plurals for adults and children, too:
Adult: oedolyn
Adults: oedolion
Child: plentyn
Children: plant
(Still learning, so I’m not too sure why or how)
Always knew Wales was essentially living in a different dimension… 🤔 (lol, thanks for the tidbit!)
The Welsh alphabet is beautiful. Nuts from a perspective of both Continental and British traditions, but I am extremely fond of it.