English

Etymology

From Latin pluralis, adjective from plus, pluris , more, + adjective suffix -alis

Noun

1. 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.

Note: Many languages have singular and plural forms for one item or more than one item. Some have a singular form for one, dual form for two, and plural for more than two (e.g., Anglo-Saxon, Hebrew).

Note: While the plural form generally refers to two or more persons or things, that it is not always the case. The plural form is often used for zero persons or things, for fractional things in a quanity greater than one, and for people or things when the quantity is unknown.

Translations

• Catalan: [[]]
• Dutch: meervoud n
• Finnish: monikko
• French: pluriel m
• Frisian: meartal n
• German: Plural m, Mehrzahl f
• Greek: πληθυντικός
• Indonesian: bentuk jamak
• Italian: plurale m
• Japanese: 複数形 (ふくすうけい , fukusū-kei)
• Latin: pluralis
• Polish: liczba mnoga
• Portuguese: plural
• Slovak: množné číslo n, plurál m
• Spanish: plural plural .
• Swedish: plural n, pluralis n

Antonym

• singular

Adjective

1. More than one of something

Translations

• Dutch: meervoudig , meervoudige
• Finnish: monikollinen , monikko-
• French: pluriel
• Frisian: [[]]
• German: [[]]
• Greek: πληθυντικός
• Hebrew: לשון רבים
• Indonesian: jamak
• Italian: plurale
• Japanese: 複数 (ふくすう , fukusū)
• Spanish: plural
• Swedish: plural, flertal

Antonym

• singular