plurale tantum

See also: Pluraletantum

English

Etymology

From Latin plurale tantum (“plural as such, plural only”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plʊˌɹɑleɪ̯ˈtɑntəm/
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Noun

plurale tantum (plural pluralia tantum)

(grammar) A noun (in any specific sense) that has no singular form, such as scissors (in most usage).
Roger wasn’t sure whether “jeans” was a true plurale tantum, since the word “jean” exists and describes a type of cloth.

Translations

a noun without a singular form

Arabic: إِسْم جَمْع‎ m (ʾism jamʿ)
Catalan: plurale tantum (ca) m
Czech: podstatné jméno (cs) pomnožné n
Finnish: pluratiivi (fi), monikkosana
French: plurale tantum (fr) m
German: Pluraletantum (de) n, Pluralwort (de) n
Icelandic: fleirtöluorð (is) n, fleirtölunafnorð n
Italian: plurale tantum m

Japanese: 絶対複数 (ja) (zettai-fukusū)
Latin: plurale tantum n
Persian: اسم جمع‎ (fa) (esm-e-jam')
Portuguese: plurale tantum m
Russian: плюра́лия та́нтум n (pljurálija tántum)
Spanish: plurale tantum (es)
Swedish: plurale tantum (sv) n

See also

Category:English pluralia tantum
duale tantum
singulare tantum
uncountable

Latin

Portuguese

Noun

plurale tantum m (plural pluralia tanta)

(grammar) plurale tantum (a noun without a singular form)

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