rarissimum 88: plural marking of numeral (including ‘one’) to express that the reference of the NP is to groups of entities denoted by the accompanying noun
Where found
Finnish, Estonian (Uralic); Icelandic (Germanic, IE) (?)
Domain
syntax
Subdomain
numerals and number
Keywords
plural
Type
rarissimum
Universals violated
none
Source
Hurford, James R. (2002). The interaction between numerals and nouns. In Frans Plank (ed.), Noun Phrase Structure in the Languages of Europe. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
e.g., one-SG shoe-SG ‘one shoe’ vs. one-PL shoe-PL ‘one group (pair) of shoes’; five-SG shoe-SG ‘five (individual) shoes’ vs. five-PL shoe-PL ‘five groups (pairs) of shoes’
e.g., one-SG shoe-SG ‘one shoe’ vs. one-PL shoe-PL ‘one group (pair) of shoes’; five-SG shoe-SG ‘five (individual) shoes’ vs. five-PL shoe-PL ‘five groups (pairs) of shoes’