"count form" meaning in English

See count form in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: count forms [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Bulgarian бро́йна фо́рма (brójna fórma), coined by American linguist Ernest Scatton in 1984 in A Reference Grammar of Modern Bulgarian. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|bg|бро́йна фо́рма}} Calque of Bulgarian бро́йна фо́рма (brójna fórma), {{coined|en|Ernest Scatton|in=1984|nat=American|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=linguist|w=-}} coined by American linguist Ernest Scatton in 1984 Head templates: {{en-noun}} count form (plural count forms)
  1. (grammar) In 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 Translations (Translations): бро́йна фо́рма (brójna fórma) (Bulgarian), счётная фо́рма (sčótnaja fórma) (Russian), счётный паде́ж (sčótnyj padéž) (Russian)

Inflected forms

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