singulative
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French singulatif < Latin singillatim (“‘singly", "one by one’”) < singulus (“‘single", "separate’”) < simplex (“‘simple", "single’”) < Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“‘one, together’”).
[edit] Adjective
singulative (not comparable)
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- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.
- English doesn't have a singulative number in general, but many uncountable nouns have usual singulative constructions.
[edit] Noun
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singulative (plural singulatives)
- (grammar) A singulative form or construction.
- The singulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle".
- The singulative of "scissors" is "a pair of scissors".
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[edit] Translations
a singulative form or construction
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