plurale tantum
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin plūrāle tantum (“plural as such; plural only”), from plūrāle + tantum.
=== Pronunciation ===
(US) IPA(key): /ˌplʊɹ.ə.leɪ ˈtæn.təm/, /plʊˌɹeɪ.li ˈtæn.təm/, /ˌplɝɹ.ə.leɪ -/
=== Noun ===
plurale tantum (plural pluralia tantum)
(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.
==== Translations ====
=== See also ===
Category:English pluralia tantum
duale tantum
singulare tantum
uncountable
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin plurale tantum.
=== Noun ===
plurale tantum n (plural pluralia tantum, no diminutive)
(grammar) a noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form
==== Related terms ====
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɫuːˈraː.ɫɛ ˈtan.tũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pluˈraː.le ˈtan.tum]
=== Noun ===
plūrāle tantum n (genitive plūrālis tantum); third declension
plurale tantum
==== Declension ====
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem) with an indeclinable portion.
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from Latin plurale tantum.
=== Noun ===
plurale tantum m (plural pluralia tantum)
(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.