Plurale tantum

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A plurale tantum is a noun that only occurs in the plural.

Term properties

The plural of plurale tantum is pluralia tantum (see section "Origin").

Examples

Examples of English pluralia tantum are trousers, scissors, scales.

Origin

Tantum is from Latin and means 'only'.

See also

Reference

Vraciu, Ariton. 1976. Considérations sur l'emploi des noms pluralia tantum dans les langues baltiques, slaves et finno-ougriennes. Acta Baltico-Slavica 9: 27-37. (Wrocław)

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