Three or more nouns together
Would you please give me some examples of noun compounds that have three or more nouns together?
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Hello teal lime, Here are some examples of "triple compound words": whithersoever whatsoever plainclothesman hereinbefore highwayman heretofore albeit nevertheless hereupon whosoever insomuch nonetheless wherewithal wheretofore hereinafter woebegone insofar inasmuch crossbowman backwoodsman There is also the hyphenated class such as these: son-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, ect.... Best wishes, Joseph
- Hello teal lime, Here are some examples of "triple compound words": whithersoever whatsoever plainclothesman hereinbefore highwayman heretofore albeit nevertheless hereupon whosoever insomuch nonetheless wherewithal wheretofore hereinafter woebegone insofar inasmuch crossbowman backwoodsman There is also the hyphenated class such as these: son-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, ect....
- Best wishes, Joseph
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Hello teal lime,
Here are some examples of "triple compound words":
whithersoever
whatsoever
plainclothesman
hereinbefore
highwayman
heretofore
albeit
nevertheless
hereupon
whosoever
insomuch
nonetheless
wherewithal
wheretofore
hereinafter
woebegone
insofar
inasmuch
crossbowman
backwoodsman
0Are you sure you mean single compound words consisting solely of three or more nouns, as opposed to noun phrases, which are not compounds at all but syntactic constructions?
The vast majority of compound nouns consisting of just nouns are noun + noun. Lexicalised noun + noun + noun compounds are extremely rare. One that comes to mind is "singer-songwriter". Is that what you meant?
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