nomen unitatis

noun

A singulative noun; a noun denoting an individual, formed from a more basic collective noun.

Meanings

nounnomen unitatis (plural nomina unitatis)

plural nomina unitatis

  1. Semitic grammarA singulative noun; a noun denoting an individual, formed from a more basic collective noun.

Origin

  1. Latinnomen unitatis“lit. name/noun of oneness”
  2. Englishnomen unitatis

From Latin nomen unitatis (“lit. name/noun of oneness”).

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