Definition
Plural number is number that expresses reference to a quantity greater than that expressed by the largest specific number category in a language, such as "more than one" in English, and "more than two" in some other languages.
Examples
(English)
Here is an example of plural number:
- The suffix -s expresses plural number, as in the word beggars.
Sources 4
- Crystal 1980, 245
- Crystal 1987, 428
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 178
- Mish 1991, 906