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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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 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 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 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 Wharf?
The plural of wharf is wharfs or wharves. Singular nouns that end in f/fe normally take on ves as a plural.
What’s the Plural of Elf?
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).
What’s the Plural of Dwarf?
Dwarfs is the more common plural. Dwarves refers to mythical creatures, and was popularized by JRR Tolkien.
What’s the Plural of Wife?
The plural of wife is wives. Like other nouns that end in f/fe, wife uses -ves as a plural noun.
What’s the Plural of Synopsis?
Synopsis as a plural is synopses (pronounced like sin-ops-ease). Synopsis is a singular noun.