The ves ending is usually added to form plural nouns when a singular noun ends in -f or -fe. In these cases, the f or fe is changed to ves, such as knife to knives or leaf to leaves.
Some examples of nouns ending in -us that have plural forms ending in -era include "cactus" (plural: cacti), "focus" (plural: foci), and "syllabus" (plural: syllabi).
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
Some examples of plural nouns not ending with 's' are children, men, women, mice, and geese.
Some examples of plural nouns ending in "s" include books, dogs, cats, cars, and trees.
It really depends. If this is purely English, then it may just use the English 's' plural ending. If, however, it is Latin-derived, it is then most likely going to end in -ae (which is the Latin first-declension plural ending).
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Some examples of nouns ending in -us that have plural forms ending in -era include "cactus" (plural: cacti), "focus" (plural: foci), and "syllabus" (plural: syllabi).
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
Some examples of plural nouns not ending with 's' are children, men, women, mice, and geese.
Some examples of plural nouns ending in "s" include books, dogs, cats, cars, and trees.
The plural is valleys.Unlike nouns ending in -y (ally, spy), English nouns ending in -ay or -ey form regular S plurals.
Try writing this question in English. Most plural nouns do end in s. Perhaps you mean that you want a list of nouns that end in s but are not plural.
No, nouns ending in 's' are not always plural; some examples are:abacusabyssaddressasparagusbassbiasbonusbuscactuscallouscampuscircusclasscompasscosmosdaisdiabetesdiscusdressemphasisethosficusfocusfungusgasgeniusglassgrasshaggishepatitishiatushibiscushippopotamushummusibisisthmuskisslasslenslossmantismessmetropolismolassesmossnemesisnexusnucleusoasisoctopusonusosmosispantsparenthesispasspelvisphysicsplatypuspluspressprogresspusradiusrhesusruckussassafrassisstatusstratusstresssuccesssurplussynopsistennisTexastrellistrussviruswalruswatercresswellnesswitnessyes
Ox becomes Oxen when plural.
Examples of compound nouns ending in -in and -on; and their plural forms:afternoon; afternoonsbackspin; backspinsbandwagon; bandwagonsgrandson; grandsonshoneymoon; honeymoonssheepskin; sheepskinssnakeskin; snakeskinstablespoon; tablespoonstailspin; tailspinswatermelon; watermelons
It really depends. If this is purely English, then it may just use the English 's' plural ending. If, however, it is Latin-derived, it is then most likely going to end in -ae (which is the Latin first-declension plural ending).
English nouns ending in -y generally form the plural in -ies: follies