anarthrous
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
an- + arthrous, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (arthron, “joint; grammatical article”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /aˈnɑːθɹəs/
Adjective [edit]
anarthrous (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
- In Dan Brown's opening sentence, "Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery", the first noun phrase is anarthrous.
- (linguistics) Not having a determiner.
- Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
- (biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
