Plural
Plural
Plural (/ˈplʊərəl/; from Latin pluralis) is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.
Etymology
The term "plural" comes from the Old French plurel, which is derived from the Latin pluralis meaning "more than one."
Related Terms
- Singular: The term used to denote a single item or individual.
- Grammar: The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.
- Number (grammar): A grammatical category of pronouns, nouns, and verb agreement that expresses count distinctions.
- Morphology (linguistics): The study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.
Usage
In English, the plural is usually formed by adding an 's' or 'es' to the end of a word. However, there are many irregular plurals that do not follow this rule. For example, the plural of "child" is "children", not "childs". The plural form of a word often changes its pronunciation.
See Also
- Count noun
- Mass noun
- Collective noun
- Dual (grammatical number)
- Trial (grammar)
- Paucal
- Distributive number
- Quantitative noun
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Plural
- Wikipedia's article - Plural
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