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plural
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation, grammar): pl.
Etymology
From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), borrowed from Latin pluralis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plus, pluris (“more”) + -alis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pl??.??l/, /?pl??.??l/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?plj??.??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pl???l/, /?pl???l/
- Rhymes: -????l
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?)
- (comparable) Pluralistic.
Synonyms
- manifold
- multiple
- morefold
- several
Related terms
- singular
Translations
Noun
plural (plural plurals)
- (grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more than one of something.
- (grammar, 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 that is not equal to 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.
Derived terms
- plurale tantum
Related terms
- singular
Translations
See also
- (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /plu??al/
Adjective
plural (masculine and feminine plural plurals)
- plural
- Antonym: singular
Noun
plural m (plural plurals)
- plural
- Antonym: singular
Derived terms
- pluralisme
- pluralista
Related terms
- pluralitat
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.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ply.?al/
Adjective
plural (feminine singular plurale, masculine plural pluraux, feminine plural plurales)
- plural, large
Related terms
- pluralisme
- pluraliste
- pluralité
- pluri-
- pluriel
Further reading
- “plural” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Noun
plural m or f (plural plurais)
- plural
- Antonym: singular
Derived terms
- pluralismo
- pluralista
Related terms
- pluralidade
Further reading
- “plural” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plu??a?l/
Adjective
plural (not comparable)
- pluralistic
Declension
Synonyms
- (pluralistic): pluralistisch
References
- “plural” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
From English plural, from Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), from Latin pluralis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plus, pluris (“more”) + -alis. Compare to Afrikaans pluraal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?plural]
- Hyphenation: plu?ral
Adjective
plural
- plural: consisting of or containing more than one of something.
- Synonyms: jamak, majemuk
Related terms
Further reading
- “plural” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plu?r??l/
Noun
plural m
- (grammar) plural
Middle English
Adjective
plural
- Alternative form of plurelle
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Noun
plural m (plural plurals)
- plural
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /plu.??aw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /plu.??al/
Adjective
plural m or f (plural plurais, comparable)
- plural (consisting of more than one things)
- Antonym: singular
Noun
plural m (plural plurais)
- (grammar) plural (word referring to multiple things)
- Antonym: singular
Derived terms
- pluralismo
- pluralista
Related terms
- pluralidade
Further reading
- “plural” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin pluralis
Noun
plural n (plural plurali)
- plural
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?ra?l/
- Hyphenation: plu?ral
Noun
plùr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- (uncountable) plural
Declension
Synonyms
- množìna
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plu??al/, [plu??al]
Adjective
plural (plural plurales)
- plural, multiple
- Antonym: singular
Noun
plural m (plural plurales)
- (grammar) plural
- Antonym: singular
Derived terms
- pluralismo
- pluralista
Related terms
- pluralidad
Further reading
- “plural” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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pleural
English
Etymology
From pleura +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pl??.??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pl??.?l/
- Rhymes: -????l
- Homophone: plural
Adjective
pleural (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax.
- Thin and transparent.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- “pleural”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “pleural”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Romanian
Etymology
From French pleural.
Adjective
pleural m or n (feminine singular pleural?, masculine plural pleurali, feminine and neuter plural pleurale)
- pleural
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From pleura +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pleu??al/, [pleu???al]
Adjective
pleural (plural pleurales)
- pleural
Derived terms
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