count form

noun

In some Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian and Russian, a distinct plural form taken by certain nouns when explicitly modified by a quantity.

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count pluralquantitative plural
OriginBulgarian бро́йна фо́рма →
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Meanings

nouncount form (plural count forms)

plural count forms

  1. grammarIn some Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian and Russian, a distinct plural form taken by certain nouns when explicitly modified by a quantity.

    Synonyms: count plural, quantitative plural

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn some Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian and Russian, a distinct plural form taken by certain nouns when explicitly modified by a quantity.

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count pluralquantitative plural
Also see
count plural

Origin

  1. Bulgarianбро́йна фо́рма
  2. Englishcount form

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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Translations

Bulgarian бро́йна фо́рма
  • бро́йна фо́рма (brójna fórma)Translations
German Zählform
  • ZählformTranslations
Polish forma przyliczebnikowa
  • forma przyliczebnikowaTranslations
Russian счётная фо́рма, счётный паде́ж
  • счётная фо́рма (sčótnaja fórma)Translations
  • счётный паде́ж (sčótnyj padéž)Translations
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APA

count form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20form

MLA

“count form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20form. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “count form,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20form.

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