contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 months agoA cool guide collective Nouns for animal groupslemmy.caexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkA cool guide collective Nouns for animal groupslemmy.cacontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoYes it is for most words. Goose is niska … the plural is niskuk Beaver is amisk… the plural is amiskuk It’s not a hard rule but it applies to many things, objects and animals.
minus-squaredave@hal9000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAh thanks, that would explain seeing -uk in so many name places I guess
Yes it is for most words.
Goose is niska … the plural is niskuk
Beaver is amisk… the plural is amiskuk
It’s not a hard rule but it applies to many things, objects and animals.
Ah thanks, that would explain seeing -uk in so many name places I guess