English: sock (single)
German: Socke
Source: tlhIngan-Hol Mailing List - De'vID - Jan 22, 2019
Category: plant
KLCP Level: 3
paSlogh is an inherently plural noun, grammatically singular.ĆĀ tu'mI' the word for one sock.ĆĀ The usual way to say "pair of socks" is paSlogh chang'eng; tu'mI' chang'eng is odd, but if you said it, you'd be understood.
qoch is not the word for "partner" when referring to socks and gloves and the like.ĆĀ The word for that is nelwI'.ĆĀ With nel, the subject is one sock (or glove or shoe or whatever) of the pair and the object is the other.ĆĀ To talk about a sock (or glove orĆ¢ā¬Ā¦.) matching (that is fitting onto) a foot (or hand orĆ¢ā¬Ā¦), use the verb mey:
ĆĀ ĆĀ ĆĀ ĆĀ mumey waqmeywIj "my shoes fit" (literally, "my shoes fit me")
ĆĀ ĆĀ ĆĀ ĆĀ torgh lumey waqmeyĆĀ "the shoes fit Torg"
ĆĀ ĆĀ ĆĀ ĆĀ waqmeywIj vImeyĆĀ "I fit my shoes"ĆĀ
There is no usage for this word in the database.