A plurale tantum (Latin for 'plural only'; pl. pluralia tantum) is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant for...
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Latin numerals (section Plūrāle tantum numerals)
vectīgal (Justinian) 'an eighth-part tax' Certain nouns in Latin were plurālia tantum, i.e. nouns that were plural but which had a singular meaning, for...
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pluralia tantum always have a gender: Wilfried Kürschner (Grammatisches Kompendium, 6. edition, 2008, p. 121) for example states that German pluralia...
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Diple (pluralia tantum; pronounced [dîple̞], from Greek δῐπλόος lit. 'double, two-fold'), also known as misnjiče, miješnice and mih, is a traditional...
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describing things having two parts, comprises the major group of pluralia tantum in modern English: glasses (a pair of spectacles), pants, panties,...
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for example to mean "some" (and not others), or to mean "one" with pluralia tantum, e.g. jedne drzwi "one door" (drzwi has no singular). After the numerals...
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numerals can be categorized into one of these genders. Exceptions are pluralia tantum (Vianoce – Christmas, though there are rules for deriving the gender)...
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compliant, or easily influenced: people likened to sheep". The word is pluralia tantum, which means it does not have a singular form. While its origins are...
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"furnitures" to describe both members), conversely names plural form are pluralia tantum. However, a partial exception to this is made by the use of vernacular...
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plural forms, which occur with nouns used only in the plural form (pluralia tantum), but no dual forms. Dvá, tríje and štírje decline for gender, but...
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nouns) only have a singular form (singularia tantum); other nouns only have a plural form (pluralia tantum): Das All, der Durst, der Sand ("the Universe"...
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rather than as a specific item. The words trousers and pants are pluralia tantum, nouns that generally only appear in plural form—much like the words...
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collective numerals Usage Number Case Example Notes Mandatory 2–4 Pluralia tantum nouns in nominative case двое ножниц, трое похорон With paired objects...
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in partīs trīs. "Gaul is divided into three parts." Distributive or plūrālia tantum numerals usually precede the noun, both in Cicero and Caesar: Octāvius...
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neuter noun in the plural: The plural endings for ūnus are used with plūrālia tantum nouns, e. g. ūna castra (one [military] camp), ūnae scālae (one ladder)...
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singular and plural: rēx "king", rēgēs "kings". A few nouns, called plūrālia tantum ("plural only"), although plural in form, have a singular meaning,...
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Slavic languages. The numeral "one" also has a plural form used with pluralia tantum, as in одни часы, "one clock". The same form is used with countable...
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(jedni/jedne etc.); they are used to mean "some", or to mean "one" with pluralia tantum (jedne drzwi "one door"). 2 dwa (feminine N/A dwie, masc. personal...
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×1, Щ ×1, Ъ ×1, Э ×1, Ю ×1 In Erudit, only nominative singular and pluralia tantum nouns are allowed. Scottish Gaelic-language editions of Scrabble, created...
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readily discusses fasting. Hieronymus, Epistulæ 58,2 plurale tantum pl. pluralia tantum plural only nouns that only occur in the plural form pluralis...
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readily discusses fasting. Hieronymus, Epistulæ 58,2 plurale tantum pl. pluralia tantum plural only nouns that only occur in the plural form pluralis...
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used," Not all nouns can have all four numbers since some of them are pluralia tantum having no singular variant for referring to a single object, such as...
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and II, which could lead to an analysis of gender IV as a class of pluralia tantum. Words describing properties, akin to adjectives, modify nouns in a...
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singulare tantum and uses the collective noun djèca, f. sg. singulare tantum, but plural with verbs, instead of a plural form. The pluralia tantum nouns vráta...
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for example to mean "some" (and not others), or to mean "one" with pluralia tantum, e.g. jedne dźwiyrze "one door" (dźwiyrze has no singular). After the...
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