What’s the Plural of Basis?
November 23, 2022
Basis originates from the Greek word of the same spelling, basis, meaning “that whereon one stands”. The plural of basis is bases (pronounced base-ease).
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What’s the Plural of Child?
November 22, 2022
The plural of child (which is singular), is children (plural noun). Like man and woman, children is an irregular plural noun in English since it
What’s the Plural of Addendum?
November 22, 2022
Addendum has two plural noun forms: both addenda and addendums are correct, though the former is the original Latinate pl. n. form.
What’s the Plural of Half?
November 21, 2022
The plural of half (rhymes with calf) is halves. Half is a sibilant, and like calf, loaf, and wolf, each uses -ves to denote a
What’s the Plural of Curriculum?
November 21, 2022
Curriculum is a Latin noun, and has two accepted plural noun forms: curriculums and curricula. Both are correct; though curricula is the original Latin pl.
What’s the Plural of Wharf?
November 20, 2022
The plural of wharf is wharfs or wharves. Singular nouns that end in f/fe normally take on ves as a plural.
What’s the Plural of Life?
November 20, 2022
The plural of life is lives, as in The Days of Our Lives. ‘Life’ is a singular noun.
What’s the Plural of Elf?
November 20, 2022
Is there an elf on your shelf? If there were more than one, there are elves on your shelf (or shelves, if you have more