Words that are made plural by changing the spelling instead of adding an 's' or 'es' are called irregular plurals. Some examples of irregular plurals are:
singular / plural
alumnus / alumni
cactus / cacti
calf / calves
child / children
datum / data
foot / feet
goose / geese
knife / knives
leaf / leaves
life / lives
man / men
mouse / mice
ox / oxen
person / people
tooth / teeth
woman / women
Examples of plural nouns with plural endings:
mouse is mice, goose is geese, child is children
Foot - feet
Mouse - mice
Goose - geese
Ox - oxen
Cactus - cacti
Tooth - teeth
Person - people
* child - children * foot - feet * fungus - fungi
* goose - geese * man - men
* mouse- mice * ox - oxen
* tooth - teeth * woman - women
Saving and Savings are both different words with totally different meanings. Neither word has a plural.
The words was and were are not singular or plural, BUT... WAS is used after a singular noun, and WERE is used after a plural noun. Examples: The dog (a singular noun) WAS walking in the park today. The dogs (a plural noun) WERE walking in the park today. A helpful saying to remember; He WAS, they WERE.
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
Plural
Nouns that are always plural with no singular form are:newsmathematicsclothes
Examples of nouns that are the same in the singular and plural form:deerfishfurnitureoffspringpoultrysalmonsheepswinetroutyouth
Saving and Savings are both different words with totally different meanings. Neither word has a plural.
The words was and were are not singular or plural, BUT... WAS is used after a singular noun, and WERE is used after a plural noun. Examples: The dog (a singular noun) WAS walking in the park today. The dogs (a plural noun) WERE walking in the park today. A helpful saying to remember; He WAS, they WERE.
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
Examples of nouns that are the same in the singular and the plural:sheepdeergrouseChineseSwissLebaneseoffspringknowledgebarracksinformationbutterswine
Fire Fly-Fire Flies
what are the greek words end by 'on' in singular and change to 'a' in plural?
Some nouns that are the same for the singular and the plural are:deerfishelksheepoffspringSome nouns are singular but appear to be plural; words that are a short form for 'a pair of...'. There is no plural for these nouns, the plurals are expressed by using 'pairs of...'. Some examples are:pantsshortsglassesscissorsbinocularsUncountable nouns have no plural form and take a verb for the singular. Some uncountable nouns are:moneyinformationnewsadviceelectricity
dog - dogs, cat - cats, apple - apples, book - books
Plural
In Spanish, nouns can be singular or plural. The ending of a noun often changes to indicate plural form. For example, "gato" (cat) becomes "gatos" in plural form.
There are several words that are both plural and singular. As an example: Jedi. Jedi is both singular: "I am a jedi" and plural: "Kill all the jedi!" A few other examples include fish, sperm, quail, and buffalo