second-person dual
The term "second-person dual" is a grammatical concept used in certain languages to address exactly two individuals.
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Definition
C1Linguistics
(technical)A grammatical form used to address or refer to exactly two people.
Example
- In Old English, the second-person dual form was used to address two people directly.
- Languages like Greek and Hawaiian have distinct second-person dual forms.
C1Linguistics
(technical)A pronoun or verb form specifically indicating that the speaker is addressing two individuals.
Example
- The second-person dual pronoun in Old Norse is different from the singular and plural forms.
- Certain Austronesian languages use a second-person dual verb form.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "second-person dual":
second-person pluralsecond personsecond-person singularthird-person pluralfirst-person singularthird-person singularsecond imperativefirst personthird person