singlet taktâyé Fr.: singulet A single unit; an unpaired or separate item. → doublet; → octet; → quadruplet. Etymology (EN): From → single + -et diminutive suffix, M.E. from O.F. -et (masc.), -ette (fem.). Etymology (PE): Taktâyé, literally “single-folded,” from tak, → single, + -tâyé, from tâ- “fold, plait, ply; piece, part;” Mid.Pers. tâg “piece, part” + -yé nuance suffix. |