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[-] queermunist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's a theory that, at one time, "man" was a gender neutral term for persons and we called males "weremen" and obviously women "women"

That probably isn't true, but it's fun to think about a world where that was reversed.

EDIT Also evidently there was wifmann and wapman, which is an even funnier world to imagine.

[-] nosedive@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not what you asked for, but Welsh has irregular plurals for adults and children, too:

Adult: oedolyn
Adults: oedolion

Child: plentyn
Children: plant

(Still learning, so I'm not too sure why or how)

[-] kwot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Always knew Wales was essentially living in a different dimension... 🤔 (lol, thanks for the tidbit!)

[-] Flytrap@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve met some sweet southerners that already call children “childs.”

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