duoplural

English

Etymology

From duo- +‎ plural.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈplʊə.ɹ(ə)l/, /-ˈplɔː.ɹ(ə)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌd(j)u.oʊˈplʊ(ə)ɹ.əl/, /-ˈplɜɹ.əl/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

duoplural (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two or more of something; nonsingular.

Noun

duoplural (plural duoplurals)

1. (linguistics, grammar) Duoplural number; the grammatical number of a noun marking two or more of something.

   Languages that employ the duoplural include Navajo and Taos, where the verb shows singular, dual, and plural numbers, but the nouns are marked only as singular or nonsingular (duoplural).

Translations

linguistical plural

See also

• dual
• paucal
• plural
• quadral
• singular
• singulative
• trial
• unal