Singulative Definition

sĭnggyə-lātĭv, -lə-tĭv
adjective
Of or relating to a linguistic form or construction that expresses a singular entity, often as opposed to a collective, such as rice-grain as opposed to rice.
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noun
A singulative form or construction.
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Other Word Forms of Singulative

Noun

Singular:
singulative
Plural:
singulatives

Origin of Singulative

  • From French singulatif, from Latin singillatim (“singly", "one by one"), from singulus (“single", "separate"), from simplex (“simple", "single"), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together").

    From Wiktionary

  • French singulatif from Latin singillātim, singulātim one at a time, singly from singulus single single

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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