singulative

English - Turkish

Definition of singulative in English Turkish dictionary

(Dilbilim) tekil ekleyici

English - English

Definition of singulative in English English dictionary

A singulative form or construction

The singulative of scissors is a pair of scissors.

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.

of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a collective or mass noun; a singular entity as opposed to a collective

Etymology

() From French singulatif Latin singillatim (“singly", "one by one”) singulus (“single", "separate”) simplex (“simple", "single”) *sem- (“one, together”).