What’s the Plural of Elk? Elk or Elks?
Elk (not to be confused with moose and deer, though they all belong to the same Cervid family) is elk or elks, as a plural noun.
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Elk (not to be confused with moose and deer, though they all belong to the same Cervid family) is elk or elks, as a plural noun.
The plural of index (a Latin noun) is indexes or indices, though indices is the original, Latin plural form.
Singular nouns that end in -o normally take on s or es as a plural, like potato/potatoes (and tomato/tomatoes).
Chief plural is chiefs. Unlike similar nouns that also end in sibilants and use -ves as a pl. n., chief simply adds an -s to denote its plural noun form.
Addendum has two plural noun forms: both addenda and addendums are correct, though the former is the original Latinate pl. n. form.
The plural of child (which is singular), is children (plural noun). Like man and woman, children is an irregular plural noun in English since it doesn’t end in -s/-es.
The plural of half (rhymes with calf) is halves. Half is a sibilant, and like calf, loaf, and wolf, each uses -ves to denote a plural noun form.
Dwarfs is the more common plural. Dwarves refers to mythical creatures, and was popularized by JRR Tolkien.
Is there an elf on your shelf? If there were more than one, there are elves on your shelf (or shelves, if you have more than one shelf, too).
The plural of wharf is wharfs or wharves. Singular nouns that end in f/fe normally take on ves as a plural.