Distributive
In linguistics , the distributive (also called plurative ) denotes a number that expresses the distribution of the subjects discussed. Like cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers and collective numbers, it represents a series of numeralia (number words).
The German language does not know this word form, only paraphrases with the help of each (weils) , e.g. B:
- four aces or four kings form a quartet .
There are also the words 'single' and 'only' as exclusive. The -el formation is otherwise only used with the word " Zwiesel " for two.
In Latin there is a word form for distributive numeralia : singulī, bīnī, ternī, quaternī, quīnī, sēnī ... - this is also used with the adverbium numerale for multiplication (which German is formed with the multiplicatives on -mal ):
- until bina sunt quattuor 'two times two are four'
The distributive occurs particularly in the Turkic languages : B. in Uighur the Turfan texts: tört öd içinde yana ikir er öd adrılur (“within the four seasons, two (secondary) seasons are distinguished”); or in modern Turkey- Turkish : İkiş er yataklı iki oda istiyoruz (“We want two rooms with two beds each”).
There are also distributive suffixes in Classical Mongolian ( -ğad / -ged ) and in Western Tocharian ( Tocharian B): -waiwenta