Animacy Definition

noun

(linguistics) The characteristic of a noun, in some languages, that is dependent on its living or sentient nature; this characteristic affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension etc).

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Noun

Singular:
animacy
Plural:
animacies

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