English
Etymology
From French singulatif < Latin singillatim (singly, one by one) < singulus (single, separate) < simplex (simple, single) < Proto-Indo-European base *sem- (one, together).
Adjective
singulative
#grammar: of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a collective noun|collective or mass noun; a singular entity as opposed to a collective.
Noun
singulative (plural: singulatives)
#grammar: a singulative form or construction.
#:example: the singulative of cattle is head.
Translations
French: singulatif
Latin: nomen unitatis n
mid
Spanish: singulativo
Related terms
collective noun
dual
mass noun
paucal
plural
singular
trial
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