English Dictionary

noun class

名詞

(linguistics) A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organised according to meaning, such as sex, animacy or shape. This is a prominent feature of some of the world's languages, notably the Bantu language family.

日本語の意味

（言語学）名詞が、性、生命性、形状などの意味的特徴に基づいて分類される文法上のカテゴリー。 / 特にバントゥー語族など、一部の言語において顕著な名詞の組織方法。

In many Bantu languages, the noun class system groups nouns by animacy, shape, or other semantic features.

多くのバントゥ諸語では、名詞クラスが名詞を生物性や形状、その他の意味的特徴によって分類する。

意味（1）

(linguistics) A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organised according to meaning, such as sex, animacy or shape. This is a prominent feature of some of the world's languages, notably the Bantu language family.

noun classes （ plural ）