What’s the Plural of Loaf? (Loafs or Loaves?)
The simple, sweet answer (much like the subject matter itself) is that the plural of loaf is loaves.
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Dalia Y
Started Grammarflex(ing) in 2022—been a word nerd and writing enthusiast ever since. (BA, MA in phil).
What’s the Plural of Hippopotamus?
The short answer is that both hippopotamuses and hippopotami are correct plurals for this barrel-bodied and rotund mammal: the hippopotamus.
Is Aircraft Singular or Plural? What’s the Plural of Aircraft?
Aircraft is the same in both its singular and plural noun form. Both are aircraft.
Animal Collectives: A Complete List of Collective Nouns for Animals
A list of all the names of animal collective nouns, for your convenience and ease of perusal (also, they’re hilarious.)
What’s the Plural of Shrimp?
Either shrimp or shrimps are accepted as the plural of these marine crustaceans and decapods. Shrimp without the -s is more commonly used as the plural form.
What’s the Plural of Thesis? (Thesises? Theses?)
Thesis, which means “proposition”, and derives from Greek, is a singular noun. The plural of thesis is theses.
What’s the Plural of Analysis?
Analysis is singular; analyses is plural. Analysis comes from Greek, and uses -ses to show a pl. n. form.
What’s the Plural of Cactus?
Cactuses and cacti are both accepted to mean more than one of these sturdy desert plants, the cactus.
What’s the Plural of Crisis?
Crisis, which comes from Greek, is crises as a plural noun form. Crises is the only correct plural of crisis.
