Plural

See also: plural and plurál

German

Alternative forms

• Plur., Pl. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From German Pluralis, from Latin (numerus) plūrālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpluːʁaːl]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Plu‧ral

Noun

Plural m (strong, genitive Plurals, plural Plurale)

1. (grammar) plural

   Synonyms: Mehrzahl, Pluralis, Pluralform

   Antonyms: (singular) Singular (Einzahl); (dual) Dualis, Dual (Zweizahl)

Declension

Declension of Plural [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Plural	die	Plurale
genitive	eines	des	Plurals	der	Plurale
dative	einem	dem	Plural	den	Pluralen
accusative	einen	den	Plural	die	Plurale

Hypernyms

• Numerus

Related terms

• Einheitsplural
• Pluralendung

Further reading

• “Plural” in Duden online
• “Plural” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache