What does singulative mean?
Singulative means (grammar) Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.
Singulative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Singulative is an adjective meaning (grammar) Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.
Meaning
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.
More Meanings
- (grammar) A singulative form or construction.
Example Sentences
The singulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle".
The singulative of "scissors" is "a pair of scissors".
English doesn't have a singulative number in general, but many uncountable nouns have usual singulative constructions.
Word Forms
- singulatives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include partitive, monogenic, nonsingleton, monadic, monogenous, scalar.
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How do you use singulative in a sentence?
The singulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle".
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