Noisy breathing is common in short-nosed, flat-faced (brachycephalic) dog breeds. Inherited paralysis of the voice box, known as laryngeal paralysis, has been identified in Bouviers des Flandres, Siberian huskies, bulldogs, and Dalmatians.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. Yes, though it can also be an adjective (as in basketball team, wherein basketball is descriptive term that modifies team)...You could also make the argument that basketball team is sort of a complex compound noun, with both words working together to function as one part of speech...
No, the noun 'football' is a common noun, a general word for a type of competitive sport or the ball used to play the sport. The common noun 'football' is capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example the Football Association of Ireland or the Boston Rugby Football Club.