On 4/29/2022 8:03 AM, D qunen'oS wrote:
Suppose I write:
maghwI' ghaH Haw'bogh wa'DIch'e' the first who flees is a traitor
Would it be correct?
Here is the evidence in favor: 1. TKD flat out tells us "Numbers are used as nouns." Ordinals are numbers. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to suppose that ordinals can be used as nouns. 2. The word *cha'DIch* is used as a noun to refer to one's "second" during legal proceedings when the accused is not allowed personal combat. 3. /paq'batlh/ uses *cha'DIch* as well as the other ordinals from *wa'DIch* through *vaghDIch* as adverbials, so it is canonically known that the ordinals can act in ways other than just modifying nouns. Given these, I have no qualms about using *wa'DIch* or any ordinal as a noun the way you have. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name