mass noun

English - Turkish

Definition of mass noun in English Turkish dictionary

sayılamayan isim

sayilamayan isim

Related Terms

mass nouns

kitle isimler

English - English

Definition of mass noun in English English dictionary

A noun that normally cannot be counted

In some descriptions of grammar, a mass noun is the same as an uncount noun. A noun, such as sand, oil, or honesty, that denotes a substance or concept indivisible into countable units and is preceded in English indefinite constructions by modifiers such as some or much rather than a or one

A mass noun is a noun such as `wine' which is usually uncount but is used with `a' or `an' or used in the plural when it refers to types of that substance, as in `a range of Australian wines'

a noun that does not form plurals

{i} noun which has no plural form, noun which is not used with the article "a" or "an" (such as cattle, happiness, luggage)

uncountable noun

Related Terms

mass nouns

plural form of mass noun

mass-noun

Attributive form of mass noun, noun

Hyphenation

Mass noun

Turkish pronunciation

mäs naun

Synonyms

non-count noun, uncountable noun

Antonyms

countable noun, count noun

Pronunciation

/ˈmas ˈnoun/ /ˈmæs ˈnaʊn/

Etymology

[ 'mas ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere to send.