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DATA is plural. The singular is DATUM.

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What is the FOREIGN plural of data?

The foreign plural of "data" is also "data." In English, "data" can be used as both a singular and plural noun.


Word Data is a plural or singular word?

Datum - singular, data - plural (like in Latin).


Is datum or datums an irregular plural?

The true singular form of data is "datum." However, it's so rarely used, that people just assume that "data" is singular form.


Singular of data?

The singular form for the noun data is datum."Datum" is so rare now in English that people assume "data" has no singular form. Many Americans use "data" as a singular and some have even gone so far as to invent "datums" as a new plural.


Is was or were plural or singular?

The words was and were are not singular or plural, BUT... WAS is used after a singular noun, and WERE is used after a plural noun. Examples: The dog (a singular noun) WAS walking in the park today. The dogs (a plural noun) WERE walking in the park today. A helpful saying to remember; He WAS, they WERE.


Is Data is a singular?

No, the noun 'data' is the plural form of the singular noun 'datum'.The noun 'data' is not a collective noun.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things in a descriptive way.Examples of collective noun for data are a collection of data, a flow of data, a range of data, etc.


Is data an adjective?

No, it is a noun (plural of datum, now almost exclusively used as a singular mass noun).But it is widely used with nouns as an adjunct, e.g. data processing, data stream, data mining.


Is a name a plural noun?

The word name is a singular noun; the plural form is names.


What is the plural of insignia?

The plural noun is insignia.The singular noun is insigne.


Is analysis a plural possessive?

No, it is a simple singular noun - neither plural nor possessive.


Is tidings singular?

It is used sometimes in the singular and sometimes as a plural.


Can a person be always used as a plural?

No, the noun person is singular; the plural form is persons, or the irregular plural people.