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plural-nouns

Nouns mention people, places, things or ideas. Most nouns are countable, and come in a singular or plural noun form. By and large, most nouns in English add “es” or “s” to denote a plural. These are called “regular nouns”.

Irregular nouns become plural by some other inflection, or they may simply remain as is. These nouns are harder to learn, but we have the answers to all the common questions on proper noun forms; like, “what’s the plural of sheep?”, “is fish plural or singular?”, “is ox plural oxes, or oxen?” To all of your questions on plural nouns, we have the answers. Also, no, meese is not the plural of moose; it’s just moose.

What’s the Plural of Knife?

The plural of knife (singular noun) is knives. Knife is irregular and replaces -fe with -ves as a plural.

What’s the Plural of Syllabus?

Syllabus comes from Latin, which has as its original plural noun form syllabi. Over time syllabuses has also come to be accepted as a plural of syllabus.

What’s the Plural of Thief?

The plural of thief is thieves. Thief ends in a sibilant (f), which typically take on -ves as a plural noun form.

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.