Anarthrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æˈnɑːθɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anarthrous is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Meaning
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
More Meanings
- (linguistics) Not having a determiner.
- (biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
- (biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
Example Sentences
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
We have concluded that Paul does not distinguish between the arthrous and anarthrous use of nomos.
Proper names are usually anarthrous (since they need no article to be definite), except in cases of anaphora
Meigret (1888), treats French P-D contractions as simple prepositions governing anarthrous objects. Associating determiners with NP, Abeillé et al. consider the determinerless objects to be instances of N'.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unarticled, unaffixed, unsubstantive, alexical, noninflected, anorchous.
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