# singulative

> English word · Adjective

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

## Etymology
From French singulatif, from Latin singillatim (“singly", "one by one”), from singulus (“single", "separate”), from Proto-Italic *sem-g-lo-, a diminutive form derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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