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Most English nouns come in two types: they are either singular or plural. By and large, the majority of nouns in English will add “es” or “s” to denote a plural. These are your “regular noun” forms.
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. Check out our guides on the correct plural of platypus, rhinoceros, shrimp. Or Latin and Greek words, like “analysis“; “colloquium“, and “alumnus“.

What’s the Plural of Dogma?

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Both dogmas and dogmata are accepted plurals of dogma (sing. n.). Dogmata is the original Greek pl. n. form; dogmas is the Americanized plural.

What’s the Plural of Self?

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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 Fish?

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The plural and singular forms of fish is fish, for the most part. Sometimes, fishes also works as the plural form of fish.