diff --git a/src/latvian/CatLav.gf b/src/latvian/CatLav.gf index 15fe1eef..d07e348d 100644 --- a/src/latvian/CatLav.gf +++ b/src/latvian/CatLav.gf @@ -110,7 +110,18 @@ lincat N3 = Noun ** {prep1, prep2 : Preposition ; isPre1, isPre2 : Bool} ; - PN,LN = ProperNoun ; + -- TODO Make most proper nouns more similar to nouns: + -- (1) given names GN should have both numbers (to fit with Tēzaurs and to be + -- able to express that there are multiple people in the room with the + -- same name) + -- (2) family names SN being inflected on gender doesn't fit neither with + -- Tēzaurs, nor with the fact that for some masc surnames there are + -- multiple legaly valid fem variants + -- (3) if PN is meant to be generic proper noun, it might also be inflected + -- in number + -- In general Latvian tends to make every noun inflectable in all cases/numbers, + -- the plural-only placenames like "Cēsis" is the one very stable exception. + PN,LN = ProperNoun ; GN = {s : Case => Str ; gend : Gender} ; SN = {s : Gender => Case => Str; pl : Case => Str} ;