NeutrumSingularNomen

NeutrumSingularnomen is a linguistic term used to describe a noun that belongs to the neuter gender and is in the singular number within languages that encode grammatical gender. It is a descriptive label rather than a separate part of speech, serving to identify how a noun interacts with agreement and inflection in a given language.

In languages with gendered nouns and case systems, neuter singular nouns participate in agreement with determiners and adjectives. The neuter singular form often governs how articles, adjectives, and pronouns align in gender and number, and it may follow distinct declensional patterns from masculine or feminine nouns. The exact morphology depends on the language’s grammar and its historical development.

Examples illustrate its use across languages. In German, a neuter singular noun appears with the definite article das in the nominative: das Buch. Adjectives in attributive position also reflect agreement with neuter singular nouns (das große Buch). In Latin, neuter nouns typically have nominative and accusative forms identical in the singular, as with bellum (war) or nomen (name).

The label NeutrumSingularnomen is not universal in grammars; many descriptions simply refer to a neutral-singu lar noun. The concept helps linguists compare how different languages encode gender and number on nouns and how this influences syntax and morphology.

See also: grammatical gender; noun; declension; agreement.