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Singulative meaning

Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.

Using Singulative

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.

Context around Singulative

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

forming 1× dutch 1×

Often after:

versus 1× nouns 1× forms 1×

Sentence patterns with Singulative

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

called the singulative in this 1× have a singulative number 1× in dutch singulative forms of 1× of forming singulative nouns just 1× singulative versus collective 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however english has 1× in dutch singulative 1× singulative versus collective 1× therefore english cannot 1×

Common sentence endings:

a singulative number 1× grain of rice 1× in this context 1× piece of candy 1×

Words around Singulative

Just before it in the word index:

singulars 5 singularly 69 singularitynet 5 singularity 96 singularities 34 singulardtv 2

Just after it in the word index:

singur 5 singura 2 sinh 5 sinha 217 sinhagad 3 sinhala 49

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Singulative

  • In this selection, "singulative" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, forming, dutch, versus, nouns and forms stand out and add context to how "singulative" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include called the singulative in this and have a singulative number. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "singulative" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with singulative

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Therefore, English cannot be said to have a singulative number. (10 words)

However, English has no productive process of forming singulative nouns (just phrases such as "a grain of rice"). (18 words)

In Dutch, singulative forms of collective nouns are occasionally made by diminutives: snoep "sweets, candy" → snoepje "sweet, piece of candy". (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Singulative versus collective main Some languages differentiate between an unmarked form, the collective, which is indifferent in respect to number, and a marked form for single entities, called the singulative in this context. (33 words)

In Dutch, singulative forms of collective nouns are occasionally made by diminutives: snoep "sweets, candy" → snoepje "sweet, piece of candy". (20 words)

However, English has no productive process of forming singulative nouns (just phrases such as "a grain of rice"). (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

Singulative versus collective main Some languages differentiate between an unmarked form, the collective, which is indifferent in respect to number, and a marked form for single entities, called the singulative in this context.

However, English has no productive process of forming singulative nouns (just phrases such as "a grain of rice").

In Dutch, singulative forms of collective nouns are occasionally made by diminutives: snoep "sweets, candy" → snoepje "sweet, piece of candy".

Therefore, English cannot be said to have a singulative number.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "singulative" in a sentence?
An example: "Singulative versus collective main Some languages differentiate between an unmarked form, the collective, which is indifferent in respect to number, and a marked form for single entities, called the singulative in this context." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "singulative" from authentic English texts.
What does "singulative" mean?
Singulative means: Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.
How many example sentences with "singulative" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "singulative", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.