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Adjectives

Hi. A point of grammar. "Teil" in "teil tree", "sardine" in "sardine can" etc. are not adjectives. They are still nouns. You can't say "a very sardine can" or "the sardinest". So I must undo some of your changes. Thanks. Equinox ◑ 10:31, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi. Thank you for writing to me. I completely understand "sardine" sounds unusual as an adjective, but in the cited "Strong's Concordance" source for the Adjective definition (which see), "sardine" is noted as being an adjective (at least according its usage in the provided quotation: "a sardine (Gr. sardinos) STONE (Gr. lithos (noun))". The Strong's citation states that "lithos" (stone) is implied in certain cases, but it is expressly written in that quotation, meaning that "sardine" is definitely a modifying adjective of "stone" in that quotation rather than being a noun. So, because a reputable source states the example given is indeed adjectival, I would request you please revert that removal of the Adjective section there, as well as its definition and its quotation.

I don't have the same sort of reputable justification for why "teil" is an adjective, however (outside of its English usage in the given English quotation modifying the English noun "tree"), so I won't request that you restore that edit likewise.

Thank you for reading and for your consideration. 174.66.234.150 10:53, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Also, thank you very much for the reminder that nouns can modify other nouns! I actually did forget about that. However, the cited source (Strong's Concordance #G4555) still expressly notes that "sardine" is an adjective (see the top of the page in the included hyperlink in the citation), so I would still contend that it is being used as an adjective (unlike my other, "teil as an adjective" edit) and thus can be an adjective. 174.66.234.150 11:01, 20 March 2024 (UTC)