English

Adjective

singulative ‎(not comparable)

1. (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.

Noun

singulative ‎(plural singulatives)

1. (grammar) A singulative form or construction.

   The singulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle".

   The singulative of "scissors" is "a pair of scissors".

Related terms

• singular

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See also

• collective noun
• dual
• mass noun
• paucal
• plural
• trial