Potato - potatoes
Tomato - tomatoes
Tomatatillo - tomatilloes
These words end in O and make the plural by adding ES. buffalo buffaloes domino dominoes echo echoes embargo embargoes hero heroes mosquito mosquitoes potato potatoes tomato tomatoes torpedo torpedoes veto vetoes
The plural of tomato is tomatoes, ending in oes, and like most spelling rules, the reason it's done is because that's the way it's always been done. There are a few guidelines for when to add ES to words that end in O, but the simplest way to handle the problem is just to memorize a list of common words that do it: buffalo buffaloes domino dominoes echo echoes embargo embargoes hero heroes mosquito mosquitoes potato potatoes tomato tomatoes torpedo torpedoes veto vetoes Otherwise you can usually just add an S.
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"Nag oes" in English translates to "old age."
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The plural noun is oboes - but you have only added an S to oboe, which does not end with an O.All musical terms that end in O are made plural by adding an S. (solo, solos)
These words end in O and make the plural by adding ES. buffalo buffaloes domino dominoes echo echoes embargo embargoes hero heroes mosquito mosquitoes potato potatoes tomato tomatoes torpedo torpedoes veto vetoes
All musical words that end in O add an S to form the plural (altos, solos, pianos).
The plural of silo is silos.
Yes, either tornadoes or tornados
The plural of tomato is tomatoes, ending in oes, and like most spelling rules, the reason it's done is because that's the way it's always been done. There are a few guidelines for when to add ES to words that end in O, but the simplest way to handle the problem is just to memorize a list of common words that do it: buffalo buffaloes domino dominoes echo echoes embargo embargoes hero heroes mosquito mosquitoes potato potatoes tomato tomatoes torpedo torpedoes veto vetoes Otherwise you can usually just add an S.
No. It is a plural, spelt desparados. The reason it doesn't take an 'oes' suffix is because it derives from the Spanish, where the 'os' plural is very common.
What is OES? What does this stand for?What is OES? What does this stand for?
Thermoses complete explanation courtesy of Purdue University Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab ---- 1. Add an -s to form the plural of most words. * elephant--elephants * stereo--stereos 2. For words that end in a "hissing" sound (-s, -z, -x, -ch, -sh), add an -es to form the plural. * box--boxes * church--churches 3. If the word ends in a vowel plus -y (-ay, -ey, -iy, -oy, -uy), add an -s to the word. * tray--trays * key--keys 4. If the word ends in a consonant plus -y, change the -y into -ie and add an -s to form the plural. * enemy--enemies * baby--babies 5. For words that end in -is, change the -is to -es to make the plural form. * synopsis--synopses * thesis--theses 6. Some words that end in -f or -fe have plurals that end in -ves. * knife--knives * self--selves 7. The plurals of words ending in -o are formed by either adding -s or by adding -es. The plurals of many words can be formed either way. To determine whether a particular word ends in -s or -es (or if the word can be spelled either way), check your dictionary or the list below. There are two helpful rules: a. All words that end in a vowel plus -o (-ao, -eo, -io, -oo, -uo) have plurals that end in just -s: * stereo--stereos * studio--studios * duo--duos b. All musical terms ending in -o have plurals ending in just -s. * piano--pianos * cello--cellos * solo--solos c. Plural forms of words ending in -o: -os-oes-os or -oes : albinos : armadillos : autos : bravos : broncos : cantos : casinos : combos : gazebos : infernos : kimonos : logos : maraschinos : ponchos : sombreros : tacos : torsos : tobaccos : typos : echoes : embargoes : heroes : potatoes : tomatoes : torpedoes : vetoes : avocados/oes : buffaloes/os : cargoes/os : desperadoes/os : dodoes/os : dominoes/os : ghettos/oes : grottoes/os : hoboes/os : innuendoes/os : lassos/oes : mangoes/os : mosquitoes/os : mottoes/os : mulattos/oes : noes/os : palmettos/oes : peccadilloes/os : tornadoes/os : volcanoes/os : zeros/oes 8. The plurals of single capital letters, acronyms, and Arabic numerals (1,2,3,...) take an -s WITHOUT an apostrophe: * Z (the capital letter Z)--Zs * UPC (Universal Product Code)--UPCs * ATM (Automatic Teller Machine)--ATMs * GUI (Graphical User Interface)--GUIs * 3 (the Arabic numeral 3)--3s
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OES: Occupational Employment statistics. OES: Order of the Eastern Star. OES: Oregon Episcopal School. OES: Office of Emergency Services. These are just some examples of what OES can stand for.
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