What’s the Plural of Matrix?
The word and noun matrix originally comes from Latin, and has two accepted plurals: matrixes and matrices (matrices being the original pl. form).
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Is Criteria Singular or Plural?
Criteria, which are a “standard or principle by which something is judged”, is a plural noun. Criterion is the singular of criteria.
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.
What’s the Plural of Index?
The plural of index (a Latin noun) is indexes or indices, though indices is the original, Latin plural form.
What’s the Plural of Potato?
Singular nouns that end in -o normally take on s or es as a plural, like potato/potatoes (and tomato/tomatoes).
What’s the Plural of Chief?
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.
What’s the Plural of Addendum?
Addendum has two plural noun forms: both addenda and addendums are correct, though the former is the original Latinate pl. n. form.
What’s the Plural of Child?
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.
What’s the Plural of Half?
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.
What’s the Plural of Dwarf?
Dwarfs is the more common plural. Dwarves refers to mythical creatures, and was popularized by JRR Tolkien.