singularmleténeuter
Singularmleténeuter is a term used in linguistic theory and conlang design to describe a hypothetical system in which the singular form of nouns bears a neuter gender across agreement categories. The label blends “singular” and “neuter” and is used to explore how number and gender interact in morphosyntax, rather than to describe a widely attested natural-language pattern.
Scope and motivation: In this hypothetical system, determiners, adjectives, and verbs that agree with nouns would
Illustrative examples: In a constructed language using singularmleténeuter, a singular noun such as luma might take
Relationship to theory: The idea is discussed in theoretical discussions of gender-number alignment and in conlang
See also: Grammatical gender, Grammatical number, Morphology, Language typology, Constructed language.