Meaning of anarthrous | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
   not-comparable
2. Not having a determiner.
   not-comparable
3. Not having joints.
   not-comparable
4. Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
   not-comparable

Examples

“We have⟳ concluded that Paul does not distinguish between the arthrous and anarthrous use⟳ of nomos.”

“Proper names are usually anarthrous (since they need⟳ no article to be definite), except in cases of anaphora”

“Nouns indicating status often appear⟳ in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.”

“Meigret (1888), treats French P-D contractions as simple prepositions governing anarthrous objects. Associating determiners with NP, Abeillé et al. consider⟳ the determinerless objects to be instances of N'.”

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