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Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
Doxes? Doxen? Dax?

Els? Ell? Ellis?
 
Posted by MLLASH on :
 
Doxii

Elsie
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
Ellis?
Would they live in a Warren of Ellis?
 
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
quote:
Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
Ellis?
Would they live in a Warren of Ellis?
I think they have an island somewhere...
 
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
 
While we're on collectives - what would a collective of Dox (my preference is for "Dox" as both singular & plural)

Would it be a Doxology of Dox?
 
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
A field of Krinns?

A pandemic of Sephts?

A blizzard of Bannins?
 
Posted by deanlegion on :
 
A ring of Ardeens? [Saturn Girl]
A bolt of Ranzzes? [Lightning Lad]
A field of Krinns? [Cosmic Boy]
A phaze of Wazzos?
[Roll Eyes]
 
Posted by Varalent on :
 
After consulting Former UP President & reknowned linguist, Kandru Boltax, I can now offer you his enlightening answer: "A little research reveals some interesting xenolinguistic solutions to the posed question(s).

If one consults Computo's Unabridged Dictionary of Coluuan, one will discover that: "To form the plural of words ending in consonants simply double the letter in question. Hence, Brainiac is singular and Brainiacc is plural."

This being the case, the plural of Dox would be Doxx

As to the second part of this curious question, one can find the answer in the High Commissioner's Authorised & Revised Daxamite Dictionary of the One Language. It reveals the following:

"In Daxamite, plurals of nouns are formed by adding the letter 'z' to the end of the word if the word ends in a vowel. For nouns that end in a consonant, add an 'iz' to create the plural"

A little more research, however, provides us with the definitive answer:

"Surnames of the Great Families of Daxam however do not follow the standard grammatical formula. Rather, they follow ancient usage and are pluralized by adding a 'th' to the surname if it ends in a vowel or an 'ith' if the surname ends in a consonant."

The Great Family of 'El' therefore would be pluralized as 'Elith'
 
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
Varalent, I really appreciate that you took time out from relaxing on the patio at the Villa (I can just imagine the view - Tuscan hills or Mediterranean seaside?) to do that research on what may seem, to some, to be an esoteric quibble of a topic. [Smile]
 
Posted by Varalent on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
Varalent, I really appreciate that you took time out from relaxing on the patio at the Villa (I can just imagine the view - Tuscan hills or Mediterranean seaside?) to do that research on what may seem, to some, to be an esoteric quibble of a topic. [Smile]
FC: It was no bother at all, particularly when the question is posed by so gracious a Lady as yourself. After all it's the esoteric that provides joy and wonder in the mundane world of man.

As to the Villa, it overlooks the Mediterranean from high up on the hills, a spectacular view if I may say so. You really must visit one of these days to experience it for yourself.
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Varalent:

As to the second part of this curious question, one can find the answer in the High Commissioner's Authorised & Revised Daxamite Dictionary of the One Language. It reveals the following:

"In Daxamite, plurals of nouns are formed by adding the letter 'z' to the end of the word if the word ends in a vowel. For nouns that end in a consonant, add an 'iz' to create the plural"

A little more research, however, provides us with the definitive answer:

"Surnames of the Great Families of Daxam however do not follow the standard grammatical formula. Rather, they follow ancient usage and are pluralized by adding a 'th' to the surname if it ends in a vowel or an 'ith' if the surname ends in a consonant."

The Great Family of 'El' therefore would be pluralized as 'Elith'
That's very interesting ... particularly since Mon-El is not a Daxamite name. It was a combination of Monday and Superboy's family name, -El. Mon's real name was (and is) Lar Gand.

Are you sure you weren't looking in a Kryptonian dictionary (no doubt found in the abandoned Fortress of Solitude), instead?
 
Posted by Varalent on :
 
Of course you are correct but President Boltax, scholar that he is, is speaking figuratively in order to make his grammatical point. (Kandru is a little absent minded after all so it's likely he forgot that Mon-El was a codename.)
 
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
Kandru just hasn't been the same since they brought in the translator ear-plugs.
 
Posted by Exnihil on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
A field of Krinns?

A pandemic of Sephts?

A blizzard of Bannins?
quote:
Originally posted by deanlegion:
A ring of Ardeens?
A bolt of Ranzzes?
A phaze of Wazzos?
Oh, this didn't go on nearly long enough. [Smile]

A fluidity of Daggles?

A gobble of Kems?

A solitude of Londos?

(Or would that be a solitude of Arrahs?)
(What... too soon?)
 
Posted by Set on :
 
The way Brainy has been acting for the last decade or so, the plural of Dox appears to be Dix.
 
Posted by the Hermit on :
 
Well, if there are two of them it's a paradox (I can't believe nobody else posted that yet).

I'd say the plural of El is Ellen.
 


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