plural
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation, grammar): pl.
Etymology
From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), borrowed from Латински pluralis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plus, pluris (“more”) + -alis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
plural (comparative more plural, superlative most plural)
- Consisting of or containing more than one of something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- 1594, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlmen of Verona:
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- (comparable) Pluralistic.
- 1987, Mircea Eliade, Charles J. Adams, editor, The Encyclopedia of religion, volume 3:
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- 2006, Suisheng Zhao, Debating political reform in China: rule of law vs. democratization, strana 29:
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- 2007, Lachelle Renee Hannickel, From cultural transgressions to literary transformations: ..., strana 195:
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- 2009, Pille Valk, Teenagers' perspectives on the role of religion in their lives, ..., strana 281:
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- 2011, Harald E. Braun; Edward Vallance, The Renaissance Conscience, strana 50:
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Noun
plural (plural plurals)
- (граматика, uncountable) The plural number.
- 1895, William W. Goodwin, A Greek Grammar. Revised and enlarged., strana 34:
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- (граматика, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
Usage notes
- Many languages have singular for one item and plural for more than one item. Some languages also have a dual form for two, a trial form for three, or a paucal form for several (e.g. Fijian). Other languages do not distinguish any of these categories.
- While the plural form generally refers to two or more persons or things, that is not always the case. The plural form is often used for zero persons or things, for fractional things in a quantity greater than one, and for people or things when the quantity is unknown.
- In English, the plural is most often formed simply by adding the letter "s" to the end of a noun, e.g. apple/apples. There are many exceptions, however, such as echo/echoes, mouse/mice, child/children, deer/deer (same word), etc.
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See also
- (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural (Категорија: en:Grammar)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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Noun
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Further reading
- “plural” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “plural” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “plural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “plural” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
plural
Related terms
Further reading
- “plural” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Noun
plural m or f (plural plurais)
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Further reading
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
plural (not comparable)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist plural | sie ist plural | es ist plural | sie sind plural | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | pluraler | plurale | plurales | plurale |
genitive | pluralen | pluraler | pluralen | pluraler | |
dative | pluralem | pluraler | pluralem | pluralen | |
accusative | pluralen | plurale | plurales | plurale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der plurale | die plurale | das plurale | die pluralen |
genitive | des pluralen | der pluralen | des pluralen | der pluralen | |
dative | dem pluralen | der pluralen | dem pluralen | den pluralen | |
accusative | den pluralen | die plurale | das plurale | die pluralen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein pluraler | eine plurale | ein plurales | (keine) pluralen |
genitive | eines pluralen | einer pluralen | eines pluralen | (keiner) pluralen | |
dative | einem pluralen | einer pluralen | einem pluralen | (keinen) pluralen | |
accusative | einen pluralen | eine plurale | ein plurales | (keine) pluralen |
Synonyms
- (pluralistic): pluralistisch
References
- plural у Duden на интернету
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
plural m
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Middle English
Adjective
plural
- Alternative form of plurelle
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Noun
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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Noun
plural m (plural plurais)
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Pronunciation
- Шаблон:sh-IPA
- Hyphenation: plu‧ral
Noun
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Declension
Synonyms
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински plūrālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
plural (plural plurales)
Noun
plural m (plural plurales)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “plural” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.