"Plural" meaning in German

See Plural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpluːʁaːl] Audio: De-Plural.ogg
Etymology: From German Pluralis, from Latin (numerus) plūrālis. Etymology templates: {{m|de|Pluralis}} Pluralis, {{m|la|numerus}} numerus, {{m|la|plūrālis}} plūrālis Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Plural m (strong, genitive Plurals, plural Plurale) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Plurals [genitive], Plurale [plural], strong [table-tags], Plural [nominative, singular], Plurale [definite, nominative, plural], Plurals [genitive, singular], Plurale [definite, genitive, plural], Plural [dative, singular], Pluralen [dative, definite, plural], Plural [accusative, singular], Plurale [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (grammar) plural Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: Mehrzahl, Pluralis, Pluralform, Plur., Pl. [abbreviation] Hypernyms: Numerus Related terms: Einheitsplural, Pluralendung
    Sense id: en-Plural-de-noun-YdWMvlut Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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