Must attributive nouns always be singular in form?

Asked Jun 14 '21 at 13:33

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I want to speak in English that I have a list with car names. Should I say "cars list" or "car list"?

What if I have more than one attributive noun. Should all be singular? For example I have two lists with commands. Each list has a different language and I want to merge them. Should I say

merged two different language commands lists or
merged two different language command lists?

edited Jun 14 '21 at 13:53

Edwin Ashworth

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asked Jun 14 '21 at 13:33

JeanExtreme002

Actually, I'd use merged two language command lists. Of course they are different. – Yosef Baskin Jun 14 '21 at 13:43
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Does this answer your question? When are attributive nouns plural? The first thing you must realise is that not all modifier-of-noun words are adjectives. In car list, 'car' is a noun used attributively before the head noun 'list'. Adjectives in English are invariant for number, but occasionally, plural-form attributive nouns are used. – Edwin Ashworth Jun 14 '21 at 13:47
Related: Countable Attributive nouns in plural context and Do I use the singular or plural form of a noun when describing an attribute of a plural noun? and Could the attributive noun be plural? and Singular/plural Nouns as Adjectives, among others. – FumbleFingers Jun 14 '21 at 14:30

Must attributive nouns always be singular in form?

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