plurale tantum

US/ˌplʊɹ.ə.leɪ ˈtæn.təm/US/plʊˌɹeɪ.li ˈtæn.təm/US/ˌplɝɹ.ə.leɪ -/

noun

A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.

Opposite
duale tantumsingulare tantum
OriginLatin plūrāle tantum →
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Meanings

nounplurale tantum (plural pluralia tantum)

plural pluralia tantum

  1. grammarA noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
duale tantumsingulare tantum

Origin

  1. Latinplūrāle tantum“plural as such; plural only”
  2. Englishplurale tantum

From Latin plūrāle tantum (“plural as such; plural only”), from plūrāle + tantum.

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Translations

Arabic اِسْم جَمْع
  • اِسْم جَمْع (ism jamʕ)a noun without a singular form
Bulgarian плуралия тантум
  • плуралия тантум (pluralija tantum)a noun without a singular form
Catalan plurale tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
Czech podstatné jméno pomnožné
  • podstatné jméno pomnožnéa noun without a singular form
Dutch plurale tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
Finnish pluratiivi, monikkosana
  • pluratiivia noun without a singular form
  • monikkosanaa noun without a singular form
French plurale tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
German Pluraletantum, Pluralwort
  • Pluraletantuma noun without a singular form
  • Pluralworta noun without a singular form
Hebrew רִבּוּי תְּמִידִי
  • רִבּוּי תְּמִידִי (ribbúy t'midí)a noun without a singular form
Icelandic fleirtöluorð, fleirtölunafnorð
  • fleirtöluorða noun without a singular form
  • fleirtölunafnorða noun without a singular form
Italian plurale tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
Japanese 絶対複数
  • 絶対複数 (zettai-fukusū)a noun without a singular form
Latin plurale tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
Latvian daudzskaitlinieks
  • daudzskaitlinieksa noun without a singular form
Persian اسم جمع
  • اسم جمع (esm-e jam')a noun without a singular form
Polish plurale tantum, pluralia tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
  • pluralia tantuma noun without a singular form
Portuguese plurale tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
Romanian substantiv plurale tantum
  • substantiv plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
Russian плюра́лия та́нтум
  • плюра́лия та́нтум (pljurálija tántum)a noun without a singular form
Spanish plurale tantum, pluralia tántum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
  • pluralia tántuma noun without a singular form
  • pluralia tantuma noun without a singular form
Swedish plurale tantum
  • plurale tantuma noun without a singular form
Turkish topluluk ismi
  • topluluk ismia noun without a singular form
Cite this entry
APA

plurale tantum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plurale%20tantum

MLA

“plurale tantum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plurale%20tantum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plurale tantum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plurale%20tantum.

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