What’s the Plural of Matrix?
The word and noun matrix originally comes from Latin, and has two accepted plurals: matrixes and matrices (matrices being the original pl. form).
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English nouns that are countable can be plural or singular (mention one or more than one of that thing, person object). Nouns will look different (i.e., use other spelling) based on whether they’re being used as a singular or plural.
Regular nouns will simply add “s” or “es”. Irregular nouns end in something other than “s” or “es”. While this sounds simple enough, because of the amount of nouns there are in English, and the number of irregular noun forms that exist, learning the correct spelling can be difficult.
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What’s the Plural of Stimulus?
Stimulus, like other Latin nouns that have made it to Modern English (syllabus, locus, focus, radius,) uses -I as a plural noun, stimuli.
What’s the Plural of Trout?
Just like salmon, tuna and cod, trout stays the same in both the singular and plural case.
Is Criteria Singular or Plural?
Criteria, which are a “standard or principle by which something is judged”, is a plural noun. Criterion is the singular of criteria.
Is Media Singular or Plural?
Media (pl. n.) singular is medium, in most cases. Media can be used as a mass noun, or non-count noun, which only use singular noun forms.
What’s the Plural of Tomato?
Singular nouns, like tomato, that end in -o often take on s/es as a plural: tomato/tomatoes (or potato/potatoes).
What’s the Plural of Potato?
Singular nouns that end in -o normally take on s or es as a plural, like potato/potatoes (and tomato/tomatoes).
What’s the Plural of Mango? Mangos or Mangoes?
Singular nouns that end in -o (like mango) normally add s/es to show a plural, like mangos or mangoes.
What’s the Plural of Appendix? Appendixes or Appendices?
Appendixes is the plural of appendix when referring to anatomy. Appendices is plural in reference to a book or document.
What’s the Plural of Basis?
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).