What’s the Plural of Zero?
December 8, 2022
Zeroes or zeros are both accepted plurals of the noun (and non-figure) zero.
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Are Suspenders Plural or Singular?
December 8, 2022
Suspenders are plural-only because they are made of pairs/parts/pieces. Plural-only nouns have no singular noun form.
Are Pliers Plural or Singular? What’s the Singular of Pliers?
December 8, 2022
Pliers are a plural-only noun because they are made up of parts. ‘A pair of pliers’ refers to them as a singular noun.
What’s the Plural of Trousers?
December 7, 2022
Trousers is only referred to as a plural noun, and has no singular noun form.
What’s the Plural of Stigma?
December 7, 2022
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?
December 7, 2022
Shorts are a plural noun with no singular noun form because shorts are made of pairs.
What’s the Plural of Self?
December 7, 2022
The plural of self is selves. Like most nouns that come from German and are sibilants, self takes on -ves as a pl. n. form.
What’s the Plural of Schema?
December 7, 2022
Schema comes from Greek; it’s original pl. n. is schemata. Nowadays either schemas or schemata are accepted as plurals of schema.