Etymology

count form

Today it means: In some Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian and Russian, a distinct plural form taken by certain nouns when explicitly modified by a quantity. Full definition →

Bulgarian бро́йна фо́рма
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  1. Bulgarian · calque ofбро́йна фо́рма
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Calque of Bulgarian бро́йна фо́рма (brójna fórma), coined by American linguist Ernest Scatton in 1984 in A Reference Grammar of Modern Bulgarian.

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