minor grammatical questions

[+King of Herdaz he/him]

Is it one Knight Radiant or one Knights Radiant?

Also are you a darkeyes Alethi or a darkeyed Alethi?

Edited July 31, 2019 by King of Herdaz

[Elsecaller_17.5 he/him]

Knight Radiant and darkeyed Alethi

[RShara she/her]

One Knight Radiant, multiple Knights Radiant.

You would be a darkeyed Alethi, although there are darkeyes that are Alethi.

[+King of Herdaz he/him]

That's what I thought. I just wanted confirmation before I changed it on the Coppermind. (and in retrospect, I should have put this in the Coppermind section)

[bxcnch he/him]

As someone whose native language isn't english, can someone maybe explain the grammar of "Knights Radiant" to me? It is a noun followed by an adjective (or is it a latin participle in anglicised form?) Shouldn't it, theoretically, be "Radiant Knights"? Like "this is a long book" instead of "this is a book long". I mean, I have read enough english to know that Knights Radiant "feels" better, and I know that it's the same with "Knights Errant" but.... still, is there any grammatical reason for why it is that way? 

[Scion of the Mists]

4 hours ago, bxcnch said:

As someone whose native language isn't english, can someone maybe explain the grammar of "Knights Radiant" to me? It is a noun followed by an adjective (or is it a latin participle in anglicised form?) Shouldn't it, theoretically, be "Radiant Knights"? Like "this is a long book" instead of "this is a book long". I mean, I have read enough english to know that Knights Radiant "feels" better, and I know that it's the same with "Knights Errant" but.... still, is there any grammatical reason for why it is that way? 

It's just a different way of doing things.  It's not very common in English - I'm sure we borrowed it from some other language, maybe French. 

There are a number of other English phrases that operate the same: attorneys general, sisters-in-law.  

You can put the adjective (or adjective phrase) either before or after the noun, but the noun is the one that becomes plural.  "Knights Radiant" isn't really any different than "Knights of the Round Table."  Sometimes it just sounds better to put the modifier after the noun, rather than e.g. "Round Table Knights."  

[Weltall]

@bxcnch@Scion of the Mists There's also historical examples of this which Brandon probably drew on directly, most obviously the religious orders of the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller.