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• General-American: sĭng'-gyə-lər
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• Received-Pronunciation: sĭng'-gyo͝o-lə
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/
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From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).

277 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: единствен (edinstven) — being only one of larger population
• Catalan: singular — being only one of larger population
• Chinese Mandarin: 單一 /单一 (dānyī) — being only one of larger population
• Esperanto: unuopa — being only one of larger population
• Finnish: yksittäinen — being only one of larger population
• German: einzeln — being only one of larger population
• Indonesian: tunggal — being only one of larger population
• Japanese: 唯一 (yuiitsu) — being only one of larger population
• Japanese: 無二 (muni) — being only one of larger population
• Korean: 단일(單一)하다 (danilhada) — being only one of larger population
• Korean: 유일(唯一)하다 (yuilhada) — being only one of larger population
• Latin: singulāris — being only one of larger population
• Norwegian Bokmål: enkelt — being only one of larger population
• Norwegian Nynorsk: einskild — being only one of larger population
• Norwegian Nynorsk: einstaka — being only one of larger population
• Norwegian Nynorsk: enkelt — being only one of larger population
• Portuguese: único — being only one of larger population
• Portuguese: simples — being only one of larger population
• Romanian: unic — being only one of larger population
• Romanian: singular — being only one of larger population
• Russian: еди́нственный (jedínstvennyj) — being only one of larger population
• Scottish Gaelic: singilte — being only one of larger population
• Slovak: jediný — being only one of larger population
• Spanish: singular — being only one of larger population
• Swedish: ensam — being only one of larger population
• Swedish: enstaka — being only one of larger population
• Tamil: தனி (taṉi) — being only one of larger population
• Tamil: ஒற்றை (oṟṟai) — being only one of larger population
• Turkish: tek — being only one of larger population
• Turkish: spesifik — being only one of larger population
• Turkish: belirli — being only one of larger population
• Bulgarian: единствен (edinstven) — being the only one of a kind
• Catalan: singular — being the only one of a kind
• Chinese Mandarin: 獨一無二 /独一无二 (dúyīwú'èr) — being the only one of a kind
• Coptic: ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣϥ (phēetauthašf) — being the only one of a kind
• Dutch: enig — being the only one of a kind
• Dutch: enige — being the only one of a kind
• Finnish: ainutlaatuinen — being the only one of a kind
• Finnish: uniikki — being the only one of a kind
• German: einzigartig — being the only one of a kind
• Japanese: 単一 (tan'itsu) — being the only one of a kind
• Korean: 단일(單一)하다 (danilhada) — being the only one of a kind
• Korean: 유일(唯一)하다 (yuilhada) — being the only one of a kind
• Korean: 유일무이(唯一無二)하다 (yuilmu'ihada) — being the only one of a kind
• Middle English: soleyn — being the only one of a kind
• Portuguese: singular — being the only one of a kind
• Portuguese: único — being the only one of a kind
• Romanian: singular — being the only one of a kind
• Russian: едини́чный (jediníčnyj) — being the only one of a kind
• Scottish Gaelic: singilte — being the only one of a kind
• Serbo-Croatian: појѐдӣнӣ — being the only one of a kind
• Serbo-Croatian: јѐдӣнӣ — being the only one of a kind
• Serbo-Croatian: о̀собит — being the only one of a kind
• Serbo-Croatian: pojèdīnī — being the only one of a kind
• Serbo-Croatian: jèdīnī — being the only one of a kind
• Serbo-Croatian: òsobit — being the only one of a kind
• Slovak: jedinečný — being the only one of a kind
• Spanish: singular — being the only one of a kind
• Swedish: ensam — being the only one of a kind
• Swedish: unik — being the only one of a kind
• Tamil: தனித்துவமான (taṉittuvamāṉa) — being the only one of a kind
• Turkish: eşsiz — being the only one of a kind
• Turkish: ünik — being the only one of a kind
• Welsh: unigol — being the only one of a kind
• Bulgarian: изключителен (izključitelen) — distinguished by superiority
• Bulgarian: еди́нствен (edínstven) — distinguished by superiority
• Catalan: singular — distinguished by superiority
• Catalan: únic — distinguished by superiority
• Chinese Mandarin: 非凡 (fēifán) — distinguished by superiority
• Chinese Mandarin: 獨特 /独特 (dútè) — distinguished by superiority
• Dutch: uitzonderlijk — distinguished by superiority
• Dutch: opmerkelijk — distinguished by superiority
• Dutch: opmerkelijke — distinguished by superiority
• Finnish: erinomainen — distinguished by superiority
• Finnish: tavaton — distinguished by superiority
• German: einzigartig — distinguished by superiority
• Japanese: 非凡 (hibon) — distinguished by superiority
• Japanese: 希有 (keu) — distinguished by superiority
• Korean: 뛰어나다 (ttwieonada) — distinguished by superiority
• Korean: 훌륭하다 (hullyunghada) — distinguished by superiority
• Korean: 비범(非凡)하다 (bibeomhada) — distinguished by superiority
• Portuguese: singular — distinguished by superiority
• Portuguese: único — distinguished by superiority
• Romanian: unic — distinguished by superiority
• Slovak: jedinečný — distinguished by superiority
• Spanish: único — distinguished by superiority
• Swedish: enastående — distinguished by superiority
• Swedish: utmärkt — distinguished by superiority
• Tamil: மேம்பட்ட (mēmpaṭṭa) — distinguished by superiority
• Tamil: ஒப்பற்ற (oppaṟṟa) — distinguished by superiority
• Tamil: நிகரற்ற (nikaraṟṟa) — distinguished by superiority
• Turkish: üstün — distinguished by superiority
• Bulgarian: необикновен (neobiknoven) — being out of the ordinary
• Bulgarian: особен (osoben) — being out of the ordinary
• Catalan: singular — being out of the ordinary
• Chinese Mandarin: 奇特 (qítè) — being out of the ordinary
• Chinese Mandarin: 不尋常 /不寻常 (bùxúncháng) — being out of the ordinary
• Dutch: ongewoon — being out of the ordinary
• Finnish: harvinainen — being out of the ordinary
• Finnish: merkillinen — being out of the ordinary
• Finnish: omituinen — being out of the ordinary
• Finnish: kummallinen — being out of the ordinary
• German: ungewöhnlich — being out of the ordinary
• Japanese: 非凡 (hibon) — being out of the ordinary
• Japanese: 希有 (keu) — being out of the ordinary
• Japanese: 奇妙 (kimyō) — being out of the ordinary
• Japanese: 風変わり (fūgawari) — being out of the ordinary
• Korean: 특이(特異)하다 (teugihada) — being out of the ordinary
• Korean: 희한(稀罕)하다 (huihanhada) — being out of the ordinary
• Korean: 기묘(奇妙)하다 (gimyohada) — being out of the ordinary
• Korean: 기이(奇異)하다 (giihada) — being out of the ordinary
• Polish: osobliwy — being out of the ordinary
• Portuguese: singular — being out of the ordinary
• Portuguese: único — being out of the ordinary
• Romanian: neobișnuit — being out of the ordinary
• Russian: своеобра́зный (svojeobráznyj) — being out of the ordinary
• Russian: необыкнове́нный (neobyknovénnyj) — being out of the ordinary
• Serbo-Croatian: не̏обичан — being out of the ordinary
• Serbo-Croatian: nȅobičan — being out of the ordinary
• Slovak: jedinečný — being out of the ordinary
• Spanish: singular — being out of the ordinary
• Swedish: besynnerlig — being out of the ordinary
• Swedish: egendomlig — being out of the ordinary
• Swedish: säregen — being out of the ordinary
• Tamil: தனித்துவமான (taṉittuvamāṉa) — being out of the ordinary
• Turkish: farklı — being out of the ordinary
• Ukrainian: своєрі́дний (svojerídnyj) — being out of the ordinary
• Welsh: nodedig — being out of the ordinary
• Welsh: hynod — being out of the ordinary
• Albanian: njëjës — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Arabic: مُفْرَد (mufrad) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Armenian: եզակի (ezaki) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Bulgarian: еди́нствен (edínstven) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Catalan: singular — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Chamorro: senggolåt — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Chinese Mandarin: 單數 /单数 (dānshù) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Coptic: ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣϥ (phēetauthašf) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Danish: singularis — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Danish: ental — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Dutch: enkelvoudig — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Dutch: enkelvoudige — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Esperanto: ununombra — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Finnish: yksiköllinen — grammar: referring to only one thing
• French: singulier — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Georgian: მხოლოობითი (mxoloobiti) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• German: singularisch — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Greek: ενικός (enikós) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Ancient Greek: ἑνικός (henikós) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Hungarian: egyes szám — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Icelandic: eintala — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Icelandic: et. — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Irish: uatha — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Italian: singolare — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Japanese: 単数の (tansū no) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Korean: 단수(單數)의 (dansu-ui) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Latin: singulāris — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Ligurian: scingolâre — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Macedonian: еднина (ednina) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Macedonian: едн. (edn.) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Navajo: tʼááłáʼígo — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Navajo: łah jidiltʼéhígo — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Norman: sîndgulyi — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Occitan: singular — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Old English: ānfeald — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Middle Persian: 'ywk' — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Polish: pojedynczy — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Portuguese: singular — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Portuguese: único — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Romanian: singular — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Russian: еди́нственный (jedínstvennyj) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Slovak: jednotný — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Slovak: singulárový — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Spanish: singular — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Swedish: singular — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Tagalog: isahan — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Tamil: ஒருமை (orumai) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Telugu: ఏకవచనము (ēkavacanamu) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Thai: เอกพจน์ (èek-gà-pót) — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Turkish: tekil — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Vietnamese: số ít — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Volapük: balnumik — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Welsh: unigol — grammar: referring to only one thing
• Bulgarian: особен (osoben) — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Bulgarian: сингулярен (singuljaren) — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Danish: singulær — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Dutch: singulier — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Estonian: mittepööratav — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Finnish: singulaarinen — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• French: singulier — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• German: singulär — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Japanese: 単称 (tanshō) — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Polish: nieodwracalna — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Polish: osobliwa — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Romanian: singular — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Slovak: singulárny — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Spanish: singular — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Swedish: singulär — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Tajik: ягона (yagona) — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Thai: เอกฐาน — linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse
• Bulgarian: особен (osoben) — linear algebra: of transformation
• Bulgarian: сингулярен (singuljaren) — linear algebra: of transformation
• Finnish: singulaarinen — linear algebra: of transformation
• Spanish: singular — linear algebra: of transformation
• Thai: เอกฐาน — linear algebra: of transformation
• Albanian: njëjës — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Albanian: numri njëjës — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Arabic: مُفْرَد (mufrad) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Arabic: صِيغَة اَلْمُفْرَد (ṣīḡat al-mufrad) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Armenian: եզակի թիվ (ezaki tʻiv) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Armenian: եզակի (ezaki) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Belarusian: адзіно́чны лік (adzinóčny lik) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Breton: unander — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Bulgarian: еди́нствено число́ (edínstveno čisló) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Burmese: ဧကဝုစ်ကိန်း (eka.wuckin:) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Catalan: singular — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Chinese Mandarin: 單數 /单数 (dānshù) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Czech: jednotné číslo — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Danish: ental — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Danish: singularis — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Dutch: enkelvoud — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Estonian: ainsus — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Faroese: eintal — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Finnish: yksikkö — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• French: singulier — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Old French: singuler — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• West-Frisian: iental — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Georgian: მხოლოობითი რიცხვი (mxoloobiti ricxvi) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• German: Einzahl — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• German: Singular — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• German: Singularis — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Greenlandic: ataasersiut — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Hindi: एकवचन (ekavcan) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Hungarian: egyes — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Icelandic: eintala — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Ingrian: yksikkö — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Italian: singolare — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Japanese: 単数形 (tansū-kei) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Japanese: 単数 (tansū) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Khmer: ឯកវចនៈ (ʼaek vaccaʼnaʼ) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Korean: 단수형 (dansuhyeong) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Korean: 단수 (dansu) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Lao: ເອກກະພົດ (ʼēk ka phot) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Latin: numerus singulāris — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Latin: singulāris — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Latvian: vienskaitlis — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Lithuanian: vienãskaita — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Macedonian: е́днина (édnina) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Maltese: farrad waħdieni — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Mongolian: ганц тоо (ganc too) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Occitan: singular — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Persian: مفرد (mofrad) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Polish: liczba pojedyncza — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Portuguese: singular — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Quechua: sapa — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Russian: еди́нственное число́ (jedínstvennoje čisló) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Serbo-Croatian: једнѝна — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Serbo-Croatian: си̏нгула̄р — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Serbo-Croatian: jednìna — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Serbo-Croatian: sȉngulār — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Slovak: jednotné číslo — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Slovak: singulár — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Slovene: ednina — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Spanish: singular — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Swedish: ental — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Swedish: singularis — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Swedish: singular — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Tajik: мунфарид (munfarid) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Tajik: ягона (yagona) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Tamil: ஒருமை (orumai) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Telugu: ఏకవచనము (ēkavacanamu) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Thai: เอกพจน์ (èek-gà-pót) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Turkish: tekil — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Turkish: müfret — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Ukrainian: однина́ (odnyná) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Vietnamese: số ít — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Volapük: balnum — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing
• Yiddish: איינצאָל (eyntsol) — grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing