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Are words ending in s always plural?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No, nouns ending in 's' are not always plural; some examples are:

  • abacus
  • abyss
  • address
  • asparagus
  • bass
  • bias
  • bonus
  • bus
  • cactus
  • callous
  • campus
  • circus
  • class
  • compass
  • cosmos
  • dais
  • Diabetes
  • discus
  • dress
  • emphasis
  • ethos
  • ficus
  • focus
  • fungus
  • gas
  • genius
  • glass
  • grass
  • haggis
  • hepatitis
  • hiatus
  • hibiscus
  • hippopotamus
  • hummus
  • ibis
  • isthmus
  • kiss
  • lass
  • lens
  • loss
  • mantis
  • mess
  • metropolis
  • molasses
  • moss
  • nemesis
  • nexus
  • nucleus
  • oasis
  • octopus
  • onus
  • osmosis
  • pants
  • parenthesis
  • pass
  • pelvis
  • physics
  • platypus
  • plus
  • press
  • progress
  • pus
  • radius
  • rhesus
  • ruckus
  • sassafras
  • sis
  • status
  • stratus
  • stress
  • success
  • surplus
  • synopsis
  • tennis
  • Texas
  • trellis
  • truss
  • virus
  • walrus
  • watercress
  • wellness
  • witness
  • yes
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