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as Sobrecama (counterpane), Sobrecamas Sobredicho (aforesaid), Sobredichos Tapaboca (slap on the mouth), Tapabocas Tiraboton (button-hook), Tirabotones N.B.--When the second of the two words commences with _r_ this letter should be doubled-- Ropa (clothes), guardarropa (wardrobe), guardarropas (pl.) In compound nouns (very rare) formed of two nouns of which the first stands as an adjective to the second, the first noun remains invariable, the second only taking the mark of the plural-- Ferrocarril (railway), Ferrocarriles Madreselva (honeysuckle), Madreselvas In the following compound nouns formed of an adjective and a noun, the adjective remains invariable in the plural, as-- Bajamar (low tide), Bajamares Bajorelieve (bas-relief), Bajorelieves Belladona (belladonna), Belladonas Blancomanjar (blanc-mange), Blancomanjares Plenamar (full tide), Plenamares Salvoconducto (safe conduct), Salvoconductos Salvaguardia (safeguard), Salvaguardias Santa Barbara (powder magazine), Santa Barbaras In compound nouns formed of two words, the first of which has suffered the loss or change of a letter, this first component remains invariable-- (N.B.--Many such words are found in Spanish.) Artimana (trick), Artimanas Barbicano (white-bearded man), Barbicanos Barbilindo (beardless man), Barbilindos Boquirrubio (rosy-lipped), Boquirrubios Cojitranco (lame fellow--disparagingly), Cojitrancos Cuellierguido (stiff-necked man), Cuellierguidos Gallipavo (turkey), Gallipavos Manirroto (spendthrift), Manirrotos Marisabidilla (blue stocking), Marisabidillas Ojinegro (black-eyed), Ojinegros Ojizarco (blue-eyed), Ojizarcos Patizambo (bandy-legged), Patizambos Pechicolorado (robin redbreast), Pechicolorados Pleamar (high tide), Pleamares Tragicomedia (tragi-comedy), Tragicomedias Viandante (wayfarer), Viandantes The following make their plural as follows-- Bancarrota (bankruptcy), Bancarrotas Coliflor (cauliflower), Coliflores Dares y tomares (wrangling), used only in _pl._ Dimes y diretes (ifs, ands and buts), used only in _pl._ Don Diego de noche (four o'clocks--flower), Don Diegos de noche Maritornes (ill-shaped woman), Maritornes Parabien (compliment), Parabienes Vaiven (vibration), Vaivenes The following are examples of the large class of nouns (compound) formed with a verb or adverb and a plural noun and which are used for both numbers-- Azotacalles (idler) Buscavidas (pryer) Cortaplumas (penknife)
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