What’s the Singular of Tongs?
Tongs are a plural-only noun, as tongs are made up of parts/pairs/pieces. ‘A pair of tongs’ refers to tongs as a singular noun.
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What’s the Singular of Means?
As a course of action, means can be singular and plural. When referring to finance, means is always plural.
Are Suspenders Plural or Singular?
Suspenders are plural-only because they are made of pairs/parts/pieces. Plural-only nouns have no singular noun form.
What’s the Plural of Trousers?
Trousers is only referred to as a plural noun, and has no singular noun form.
What’s the Plural of Stigma?
Stigmata and stigmas are both accepted plural forms of the singular noun, stigma. Stigma comes from the Greek, and is originally stigma/stigmata.
Are Shorts Plural or Singular?
Shorts are a plural noun with no singular noun form because shorts are made of pairs.
What’s the Plural of Schema?
Schema comes from Greek; it’s original pl. n. is schemata. Nowadays either schemas or schemata are accepted as plurals of schema.
What’s the Plural of Rhinoceros?
Rhinoceros, rhinoceroses and rhinoceri are all accepted to mean more than one of these nose-horned mammals.
What’s the Plural of Codex?
The plural of codex is codexes and codices. Codex comes from the Latin, and uses Latin suffixes.