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.
According to this, whether or not it is real:
And we also see wæpman being specifically to refer to a man in relation to penetrative sex.
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)
Always knew Wales was essentially living in a different dimension... 🤔 (lol, thanks for the tidbit!)
One of the best shower thoughts i’ve seen! 💖
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They're cute until the terrible fourty twos.
I’ve met some sweet southerners that already call children “childs.”
Now this is a shower thought.
Certified shower thought
“en” used to be the plural before “s”. Think “oxen” for example.
"Irwin, what is the plural of ox?"
— "Oxen! The farmer used his oxen!"
"Brian, what is the plural of box?"
— "Boxen. I bought two boxen of donuts."
"Irwin, what is the plural of goose?"
— "Geese! I saw a flock of geese!"
"Brian, what is the plural of moose?"
— "MOOSEN!"
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