singulare tantum

noun

A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.

OriginLatin singulāre tantum →
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Meanings

nounsingulare tantum (plural singularia tantum)

plural singularia tantum

  1. grammarA noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.

Origin

  1. Latinsingulāre tantum“singular as such; singular only”
  2. Englishsingulare tantum

From Latin singulāre tantum (“singular as such; singular only”), from singulāre + tantum.

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Translations

Bulgarian сингулария тантум
  • сингулария тантум (singularija tantum)grammar, noun having the singular form only
Finnish singulatiivi, yksikkösana
  • singulatiivigrammar, noun having the singular form only
  • yksikkösanagrammar, noun having the singular form only
French singulare tantum
  • singulare tantumgrammar, noun having the singular form only
German Singularetantum, Singularwort
  • Singularetantumgrammar, noun having the singular form only
  • Singularwortgrammar, noun having the singular form only
Icelandic eintöluorð, eintölunafnorð
  • eintöluorðgrammar, noun having the singular form only
  • eintölunafnorðgrammar, noun having the singular form only
Latin singulāre tantum
  • singulāre tantumgrammar, noun having the singular form only
Polish singulare tantum
  • singulare tantumgrammar, noun having the singular form only
Russian сингуля́рия та́нтум
  • сингуля́рия та́нтум (singuljárija tántum)grammar, noun having the singular form only
Spanish singularia tántum, singularia tantum
  • singularia tántumgrammar, noun having the singular form only
  • singularia tantumgrammar, noun having the singular form only
  • singulare tantumgrammar, noun having the singular form only
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Chicago

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