Phrase guide

plurale tantum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِسْم جَمْع (ism jamʕ) — a noun without a singular form
  • Armenian: անեզական գոյական (anezakan goyakan) — a noun without a singular form
  • Bulgarian: плуралия тантум (pluralija tantum) — a noun without a singular form
  • Catalan: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Czech: podstatné jméno pomnožné — a noun without a singular form
  • Dutch: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Finnish: pluratiivi — a noun without a singular form
  • Finnish: monikkosana — a noun without a singular form
  • French: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Georgian: მრავლობით რიცხვში მდგომი არსებითი სახელები (mravlobit ricxvši mdgomi arsebiti saxelebi) — a noun without a singular form
  • German: Pluraletantum — a noun without a singular form
  • German: Pluralwort — a noun without a singular form
  • Hebrew: רִבּוּי תְּמִידִי (ribbúy t'midí) — a noun without a singular form
  • Icelandic: fleirtöluorð — a noun without a singular form
  • Icelandic: fleirtölunafnorð — a noun without a singular form
  • Italian: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Japanese: 絶対複数 (zettai-fukusū) — a noun without a singular form
  • Latin: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Latvian: daudzskaitlinieks — a noun without a singular form
  • Persian: اسم جمع (esm-e jam') — a noun without a singular form
  • Polish: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Polish: pluralia tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Portuguese: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Romanian: substantiv plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Russian: плюра́лия та́нтум (pljurálija tántum) — a noun without a singular form
  • Spanish: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Spanish: pluralia tántum — a noun without a singular form
  • Spanish: pluralia tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Swedish: plurale tantum — a noun without a singular form
  • Turkish: topluluk ismi — a noun without a singular form