What’s the Plural of Shelf?
Shelf plural is shelves. Most nouns that end in f/fe use ves as a plural.
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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.
Shelf plural is shelves. Most nouns that end in f/fe use ves as a plural.
The plural of the Canis lupus, more commonly referred to as a wolf, is wolves. Wolves is the only plural form of wolf.
Foot plural is feet. Look tooth plural is teeth, foot is an irregular English plural noun that does not end in s/es.
The simple, sweet answer (much like the subject matter itself) is that the plural of loaf is loaves.
The plural of roof is roofs. Some use rooves, which is unbecoming.
The plural of tooth is teeth. Tooth is an irregular noun, and replaces o’s with e’s as a plural.
The Latin noun, alumni (meaning a graduate of a former school or university) is the plural of alumnus. Alumnus is singular.
The short answer is that both hippopotamuses and hippopotami are correct plurals for this barrel-bodied and rotund mammal: the hippopotamus.
A list of all irregular plural noun form in the English language, for you convenience and ease of reference.
The American bison, (not to be confused with the buffalo, which hails from Africa) stays the same in both its singular and plural noun forms, both are bison.