LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
numeralfirst/second-declension numeral

singulus

singulus (feminine singula, neuter singulum)
Classical[ˈsɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiŋ.ɡu.lus]

Meaning

  1. in pluralnumeralone each, one apiece
  2. numeraleach one, every one
    [...] crēscit in diēs singulōs hostium numerus; [...].The enemy grows more numerous with each [passing] day.63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.5
    in singula diei temporain every hour of the dayc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.16
  3. numeralone at a time, one by one
  4. numeralseparate, single

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesingulussingulasingulum
genitivesingulīsingulaesingulī
dativesingulōsingulaesingulō
accusativesingulumsingulamsingulum
ablativesingulōsingulāsingulō
vocativesingulesingulasingulum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesingulīsingulaesingula
genitivesingulōrumsingulārumsingulōrum
dativesingulīssingulīssingulīs
accusativesingulōssingulāssingula
ablativesingulīssingulīssingulīs
vocativesingulīsingulaesingula

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

in dies (singulos)
from day to day.
singulis annis, diebus
year by year; day by day.
ad denarios L in singulos modios annona pervenerat
corn had gone up to 50 denarii the bushel.

singŭlus, a, um, v. singuli.

Origins

Uncertain. Theories include: * From Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”) + *gʰ- (distributive particle). Compare Ancient Greek δίχα (díkha, “in two”), Albanian gjithë (“whole”), and Old Armenian եզ (ez, “one”). * From Proto-Indo-European *sem + *-go- + *-ló-s. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”), Ancient Greek ἵγγιᾱ (híngiā, “one(?)”).

Descendants
  • Catalansengles
  • Italiansingolo
  • Englishsinglefrom Old French sengle
  • Portuguesesenhosfrom Old Galician-Portuguese senllos
  • Portuguesesendosfrom Old Galician-Portuguese senllos
  • Spanishsendosfrom Old Spanish senlos
  • Romaniansingur
  • Portuguesesingelo
  • Spanishsencillo
  • Catalansenzillfrom Spanish sencillo

Quick answers

What does singulus mean in Latin?
singulus, a numeral, means “one each, one apiece; each one, every one; one at a time, one by one”.
How do you pronounce singulus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiŋ.ɡu.lus].