plural
plural - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/, /ˈplɔː.ɹəl/
- (obsolete) IPA: /ˈpljʊə.ɹəl/
- (General American) IPA: /ˈplʊɚ.əl/, /ˈplɝ.əl/
Adjective
plural (comparative more plural, superlative most plural)
- Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
- The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
- (grammar) In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.
- English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
- (comparable) Pluralistic.
- (psychology, informal, not comparable, of a person) Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.
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Noun
plural (plural plurals)
- (grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less 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.
- The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
- (psychology, informal, countable) A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.
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.
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plural - Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA: /pluˈɾal/
Adjective
plural (masculine and feminine plural plurals)
Noun
plural m (plural plurals)
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plural - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ply.ʁal/
Adjective
plural (feminine plurale, masculine plural pluraux, feminine plural plurales)
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plural - Galician
Adjective
plural m or f (plural plurais)
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plural - German
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pluˈʁaːl/
Adjective
plural (strong nominative masculine singular pluraler, not comparable)
- pluralistic
- Synonym: pluralistisch
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
plural - Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈplural]
- Hyphenation: plu‧ral
Adjective
plural
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plural - Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pluˈraːl/
Noun
plural m (plural plurali)
Related terms
- pluralista
- pluralistiku
- pluralità
- pluraliżmu
plural - Middle English
Adjective
plural
- Alternative form of plurelle
plural - Occitan
Noun
plural m (plural plurals)
plural - Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA: /pluˈɾaw/ [pluˈɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA: /pluˈɾal/ [pluˈɾaɫ]
- Hyphenation: plu‧ral
Adjective
plural m or f (plural plurais)
Noun
plural m (plural plurais)
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plural - Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pluˈral/
Noun
plural n (plural plurali)
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plural - Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /plǔraːl/
- Hyphenation: plu‧ral
Noun
plùrāl m (Cyrillic spelling плу̀ра̄л)
- (uncountable) plural
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plural - Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pluˈɾal/ [pluˈɾal]
- Syllabification: plu‧ral
Adjective
plural (plural plurales)
Noun
plural m (plural plurales)