dăgo (particle) - "Many", "A lot of", "Numerous", "A multitude".

dăgo (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

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dăgo

dăgo

Noun class (warm / cold)

Cold

• Reasoning: Abstract quantity.

Grammatical function

• Type: Number Noun (Indefinite Quantifier)
• Meaning: “Many”, “A lot of”, “Numerous”, “A multitude”.

Usage Notes

Functions as a Floating Quantifier.

• Structure: dăgo [Noun] or [Noun] dăgo.

Pronunciation

IPA: /daɪgo/

Pitch Accent

• Morae: dă · go
• Pattern: L · L
• Class: atonal

Semantic field

Smntc_Field Numerals

Translations

• English: many, much, a lot of, numerous
• Polish: dużo, wiele, mnóstwo

Example sentence

Example 1

• Asaxi: dăgo sháma tambam zèxăja.
• English: Many people shouted twice.]), ăja (verb).md]
• Polish: x

Etymology

dă (Big/Immense) + (si)go (Number). Lit: “Big-Number.”

Antonyms

• hjigo (Few / Small-number - Suggested derivation from hji).
• fůtăgo (Some / An unspecified amount).

Derived terms

• -go quantifier family: hjigo (few), fůtăgo (some)