English spellings/Catalogs/Retro S

.*áz '''ás

.*(h)w(é)əráz '''whereás

.*ház '''hás

.*Cánzus '''Kánsas

-såw '''Årkansås

.*wóz '''ẁas

AmE *ërbs '''hërbs

-êá- '''theátrics

-x '''athlétics

-x '''gymnástics

-x '''logístics

'''Nétherlands

-dz '''fŏrwards

words from Greek, etc: -êz -'''ês

'''Ándês

'''antípodês

~dz '''côdes

Rêece, etc. = '''Rêes

grab sêize = see '''sêes

-íz '''édges

-íz '''lódges

-íz '''Hódges

-z hew heŵs = person '''Hûghes

-îz '''lúllabîes

-íz '''râbíes

.*síəríz '''sêríes

-íz AmE wörríes, BrE '''wòrríes

Lós = lóss lose; -íz '''Lós Ángeles

distance mîles = person '''Mîles

minimal pair: cf. shékels - '''sháckles

minimal pair: êasels rhymes with '''mêasles

-z '''Hërculês

-nz '''Bàrnes

'''Jóhn Mâynard Kèynes

'''Mílton Kêynes

.*dúzz '''dòes

.*gôze '''gôes

'''hêroes

.*tôze '''tôes

-tôze '''potâtoes

plural of -sís in Greek-derived words (see English irregular nouns) -'''sês

'''parénthesês

cf. prîces *prîsíz - *crŷsêez '''crîsês

.*loôziz '''loses

'''glāsses

-zíz '''hòuses

-ssíz '''spòuses

'''Sócratês

'''hêaves

leave, leaf '''lêaves

have-nots '''háves

'''shâves

'''wâves

thief '''thìêves

'''Îves

'''gíves

-k- '''àrchîves

plural noun '''lîves

singular verb '''líves

knife '''knîves

'''arrîves

'''môtíves

wife '''wîves

calf '''càlves

valve '''válves

elf '''élves

delve '''délves

shelf '''shélves

self '''sélves

one word, as with following: *òursélvz '''oursélves

.*yŏrsélvz '''yoursélves

.*dhəmsélvz '''themsélves

.*wùlvz wolves

cf. dòves - '''drôves

hoof '''hoôves

scarf '''scàrves

.*yéss '''yés

hoôves rhymes with '''roôfs

-gz '''dógs

'''parîahs

big sîze = sigh '''sîghs

-āffs '''lāughs

-óffs '''cóughs

.*íz '''ís

.*híz '''hís

plurals, no apostrophes, -íz '''Bangladéshis

-íz '''Bengålis

-íz '''Nepålis

-íz '''Isrâelis

-iz semifinals '''sémis

-əss '''pênis

-íz '''Sùnnis

-nŏy '''Íllinois

-íss '''Páris

Hórace and Mórris = BrE Maurice rhyme with Bóris and '''Dóris

'''Hárris

térrace rhymes with '''Férris

rhyming with Hórace, BrE Maurice = '''Mórris

'''Nórris

'''thêsis

Greek-derived words in -sís, *síss, have -sês, *sêez, to mark their plurals (see English Irregular Nouns) '''sýnthesis

'''némesis

-íss '''Dâvis

-íss '''Mâvis

-íss '''Trávis

'''Élvis

'''pélvis

-íss '''áxis

'''léxis

.*nóx '''knócks

'''loòks

'''spoôks

-z '''sélls

-z '''húms

words from Greek: -óss -'''ós

.*kâyós '''châos

insect lòuse = nation '''Làos

-dôz tornâdos

'''rhinóceros

-pss '''hélps

'''schnápps

heart cŏre = army '''cŏrps

-z '''stàrs

lîars, trîers and buŷers rhyme with '''plîers

bôres, BrE påuse, and påws rhyme with '''dŏors

mostly -íss -'''ess

.*áxéss '''áccéss

'''góddéss

'''cãreless

'''ûseless

'''hápless

'''hélpless

t can be silent in '''lístless

t can be silent in '''réstless

'''méss

'''goòdness

'''lîonéss

cf. clêan - '''cléanliness

'''clúmsiness

'''nāstiness

'''shŷness

'''dréss

'''áctress

'''stréss

'''headmístress

cf. áccess *áxéss - '''asséss

silent u - '''guéss

'''kíss

'''míss

'''lóss

'''grôss

'''cúss

-tss '''cáts

'''Kêats

Yâtes = '''Yeâts

it is ít’s = of it '''íts

mostly -əss -'''us

-ss '''bús

'''ábacus

'''fôcus

-oôz '''Híndûs

-kəss '''Bácchus

'''Sibèlius

'''Dêlius

'''Jûlius

j-; cf. adjective ingênious - noun '''gênius

'''ignorâmus

'''hippopótamus

j- '''gênus

-yoôz '''ménûs

for adjectives = -us mostly for nouns: -əss –'''ous

cåucus rhymes with '''råucous

-dəss - only found in the following five words -'''dous

'''treméndous

'''stûpendous

'''horréndous

jép- '''jéopardous

'''házardous

-jəss '''outrâgeous

-jəss '''gŏrgeous

'''simultâneous

'''pugnâcious

-êsh- '''spêcious

-ésh- '''précious

-ísh- '''vícious

'''uncónscious

relígious rhymes with '''sacrilegious

cf. noun gênius - adjective '''ingênious

'''pîous

'''censŏrious

kyù- '''cùrious

-ísh- '''fictítious

'''óbvious

'''prêvious

.*ánkshus '''ánxious

'''jéalous

'''zéalous

'''màrvellous

'''ridículous

'''fâmous

ínfə- '''ínfamous

ánimus cf. '''ûnánimous

cf. vërtigo, hard g - g as j in '''vertíginous

'''glûtinous

'''glúttonous

'''scábrous

'''wòndrous

'''slānderous

'''thúnderous

'''mürderous

'''nûmerous

from BrE -our (AmE -or) - -'''orous

'''rígorous

'''vígorous

'''glámorous

'''hûmorous

díz- '''disàstrous

'''mónstrous

can also be -terous: déxtrous and '''ámbidextrous

'''vácûous

'''fátûous

'''nërvous

.*Bélla-Roôse '''Belarûs

cf. prósperous - '''phósphorus

'''rhêsus

'''cénsus

'''consénsus

'''sánctus

'''ríctus

-z '''jåws

irregular: *séz '''says

regular: *stâze '''stâys

-âze '''sîdeways

never used to form plurals: either a singular possessive or an abbreviation of ís - s

w-, plural ònes = possessive '''òne’s

or *híz '''hê’s

or *shíz '''shê’s

'''chíldren’s

of it íts = it is '''ít’s