Abbreviations

Word Category Abbreviations

Here is a list of all word category abbreviations in the dictionary, and what they mean:

adj adjective describes a following noun
adj.der adjective derived a verb used as an adjective
adj.pl plural adjective a plural adjective that has no singular form
adj.sg singular adjective a singular adjective that has no plural form
adv adverb describes a verb
con connector joins clauses, phrases or sentences
dem demonstrative points to or shows which noun is talked about
expres expression an expressive word that is a sentence by itself
indef indefinite an unspecified noun
loc location describes the location of an action in relation to preceding noun
n noun a person, animal, place, thing, or idea
n.pl plural noun a plural noun that has no singular form
n.pos possessed noun a noun such as ool ‘your head’ that cannot be without possession
n.sg singular noun a singular noun that has no plural form
num.car cardinal number tells how many of a noun there are
num.ord ordinal number tells the order of a noun in a list
part particle word or suffix that has a special use
pos possessive takes the place of an owner and the noun owned
prep preposition introduces a noun phrase that describes a previous action
pron.dat dative pronoun takes the place of a noun the action is done to or for
pron.loc locative pronoun takes the place of the location of a noun
pron.obj object pronoun takes the place of a noun object
pron.obj.spec special object pronoun takes the place of noun object in the result of a condition and other special sentences
pron.pos.ali alienable possessive pronoun takes the place of a possessor noun possessing a detachable noun
pron.pos.inali inalienable possessive pronoun takes the place of a possessor noun possessing a body part or family name
pron.prep prepositional pronoun takes the place of a noun prepositional phrase
pron.reason reason pronoun takes the place of a noun doing a reason verb
pron.refx reflexive pronoun used to emphasize a noun object, or used for the same noun receiving an action that does the action
pron.s.aft subject pronoun after verb shows the doer of the action; attached to the end of the verb
pron.s.cond conditional subject pronoun shows the action is a condition
pron.s.depd dependent subject pronoun shows the action is in a dependent clause
pron.s.fut future subject pronoun shows the action is in the future
pron.s.l long subject pronoun used to emphasize a noun subject
pron.s.s short subject pronoun takes the place of a noun subject
quan quantity describes the amount of a noun
ques question word asks a question
ques.foc focus question word asks a question with focus (where one word is more important than others)
v.c causative verb the subject of the verb causes someone else to do the action
v.adj verb adjective an adjective used as a verb
v.i intranstive verb a verb that does not have an object
v.t transitive verb a verb that can have an object
v.n verbal noun a verb used as a noun

 

 Dialect Abbreviations

Here is a list of dialect abbreviations in the dictionary, and what they mean:

T Taw
K Kuulaahg
B Buwahg
G Goor
L Kukuli