plurale tantum
plurale tantum · pluralia tantum
плюралия тантум
Pluraletantum, Pluralwort
A noun that does not generally have a singular formA noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.
US/ˌplʊɹ.ə.leɪ ˈtæn.təm/
Meaning
1 sensesA noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.
Pluraletantum, Pluralwort
плюра́лия та́нтумpljurálija tántum
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a noun without a singular form:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a noun without a singular form:
Origin
From Latin plūrāle tantum (“plural as such; plural only”), from plūrāle + tantum.From Latin plūrāle tantum (“plural as such; plural only”), from plūrāle + tantum.
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Forms
plural: pluralia tantum| Singular | plurale tantum |
|---|---|
| Plural | pluralia tantum |
irregular · Lesson
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelateduncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular