English Explanatory Dictionary

duale tantum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noun (or specific sense of a noun) that can only occur in the dual, and which lacks forms for singular, plural, and any other number.

Pronunciation

/dʊˈɑːleɪˈtæntəm/ /dʊˈɑːleɪˈtantəm/ [dʊˈɑːleɪˈtant̩m]

Word forms

duale tantum dualia tantum

Etymology

From Latin duāle tantum (“dual as such; dual only”), from duāle + tantum.

Related words

plurale tantum singulare tantum
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