Noun Status and Number
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Noun Status and Number
Tavric nouns are built like official records. The root remains visible, and suffixes are added as modular status markers.
Instead of hiding information inside complex inflections, Tavric stacks clear suffixes onto a stable root.
Noun Formula
[ROOT] + [NUMBER / STATUS]
Tavric nouns commonly mark:
simple plural
collective status
agent or office-holder status
authorized status
Number
Tavric distinguishes between a simple plural and a collective.
The simple plural marks multiple individual units.
-en = plural
Examples:
rek → reken = records
port → porten = ports
mort → morten = laws
Collective
The collective marks an organized system, network, guild, body, or recognized collection.
-ar = collective
Examples:
rek → rekar = record collection / archive-set
port → portar = port network
mort → mortar = body of law
Agent / Office Holder
The agent suffix marks someone officially registered to perform an action or hold a role.
-ven = agent / office holder
Examples:
rek → rek-ven = record-keeper / scribe
mort → mort-ven = magistrate
nav → nav-ven = navigator
Authorized Status
The authorized suffix marks a noun as officially recognized, sealed, or legally bound.
-tor = authorized / officially recognized
Examples:
sal → sal-tor = officially sealed
dar → dar-tor = authorized boundary
kret → kret-tor = authorized contract
Noun Status Table
Example with Rek
Form | Tavric | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Base Singular | rek | record |
Base Plural | reken | records |
Base Collective | rekar | collection/body of records |
Agent Singular | rek-ven | scribe / record-keeper |
Agent Plural | rek-venen | scribes / record-keepers |
Agent Collective | rek-venar | scribe office / record-keeper body |
Authorized Singular | rek-tor | authorized record |
Authorized Plural | rek-toren | authorized records |
Authorized Collective | rek-torar | authorized record system |