The reason F is changed to V in plural nouns is because of the way the sounds are formed in our mouth. The letters F and V are what's called 'labiodental fricative consonants' -- in other words, letters whose sounds are created by forcing air through a constricted space (by using your lips and your teeth). When making the F sound at the end of a word, we don't actually use our vocal cords; but when making the V sound, we do. All of the letters that are considered 'fricative consonants' (F/V, O/O, S/Z) are paired in this 'voiceless-voice' manner, and when pluralized all end in -ES.
Not all nouns that end in F are changed to V when written as plural. When a word ends in FF, like STAFF, it can be pluralized in modern English by just adding an S.
wife to wives,
leaf to leaves,
halves to half,
elves to elf,
loaf to loaves,
shelf to shelves
It's just how English works. Probably because saying "shelfes" or "halfes" sounds weird. So it just makes more sense I suppose.
Sheriff and gulf are different singular nouns, so it stands to reason that they would be different plural nouns. If you're asking why their plurals are formed differently, they aren't.
The plural form for a nouns that ends with -nx, such as sphinx, the plural form is sphinxes; add -es after the -nx.
The rules for making proper nouns plural are the same as for making common nouns plural. The plural form is the DaVincis.
The plural form of the noun 'pizza' is pizzas.Pizzas in English, pizze in Italian, where most nouns ending in "a" (feminine) are pluralized by changing it to an "e" (signora/signore, ragazza/ragazze, etc.).
plural nouns is a more thAN things or place
Sheriff and gulf are different singular nouns, so it stands to reason that they would be different plural nouns. If you're asking why their plurals are formed differently, they aren't.
Nouns that end in -y preceded by a consonant are made plural by changing the -y to -ies: body - bodies.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding an 's', an 'es', or changing the last letter to 'ies'. Nouns that don't conform to this rule are called irregular nouns and use a change in spelling the word to form the plural or don't change at all to be used as plural. Some example of some irregular plural nouns are: one man to the plural men one foot to the plural feet one mouse to the plural mice one cactus to the plural cacti one goose to the plural geese one oasis to the plural oases one beau to the plural beaux one sheep to the plural sheep
Most plural nouns are formed by adding an 's', an 'es', or changing the last letter to 'ies'. Nouns that don't conform to this rule are called irregular nouns and use a change in spelling the word to form the plural or don't change at all to be used as plural. Some example of some irregular plural nouns are: one man to the plural men one foot to the plural feet one mouse to the plural mice one cactus to the plural cacti one goose to the plural geese one oasis to the plural oases one beau to the plural beaux one sheep to the plural sheep
No, in English, plural nouns are not capitalized unless they are proper nouns.
The plural form for a nouns that ends with -nx, such as sphinx, the plural form is sphinxes; add -es after the -nx.
The noun spectacles is a shortened form for the term 'pair of spectacles'. The plural form is two pairs of spectacles.The nouns spectacles belongs to a group of nouns that are a shortened form for 'a pair of', for example:binocularsglassespantsscissorsshearsshortsspectaclestongstrouserstweezersAll of these nouns are made plural by changing 'a pair of...' to 'pairs of...'.
The plural of the Italian word "bella" is "belle."
The word 'owls' (the plural form for owl) is a common, a word for any owls anywhere. Some other common nouns for owls are birds, predators, carnivores.
Plural possessive nouns show ownership by more than one person or thing. They are formed by adding an apostrophe after the 's' at the end of a plural noun. For example, "dogs' beds" shows that multiple dogs own the beds.
Some nouns ending in -is are made plural by changing the ending to -es; examples:axis - axesbasis - basescrisis - crisesdiagnosis - diagnosesellipsis - ellipsesSome nouns ending in -is are regular plurals adding the ending -es to the end of the word; examples:iris - irisesmantis - mantisesmetropolis - metropolisespelvis - pelvisestrellis - trellises
The plural form of nouns is used to indicate more than one person, place, thing, or idea. To form the plural of most nouns in English, simply add -s or -es to the singular form.