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- ...r languages use an extra word to represent plurality, and some use no true plural form at all; all languages, however, have some way of expressing how many o ...ative'' and ''plurative'' forms, where singular forms are derived from the plural and vice-versa, in cases where the noun refers to more than one unit but fu6 KB (965 words) - 09:56, 7 December 2022
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- ...used in contemporary sports discussions. Instead, the conventional English plural "s" is used.332 bytes (49 words) - 05:18, 12 January 2024
- Adult female human; plural ''women''.73 bytes (8 words) - 16:32, 16 December 2015
- Authoritative [[Shi'a]] religious scholar; plural [[Maraji']]61 bytes (6 words) - 21:39, 19 August 2009
- ...place with multiple [[Shi'a]] religious authorities (singular [[Marji']], plural [[Maraji']]106 bytes (13 words) - 21:42, 19 August 2009
- English language nouns whose plural forms do not follow the standard rule of adding an –s to the end.140 bytes (22 words) - 21:55, 8 November 2010
- ...ates to Israel as a Jew); oleh is masculine, olah is feminine, and olim is plural118 bytes (22 words) - 11:43, 11 April 2010
- ''plural'' -lôz '''tábleaux ''plural'' -rôz '''bûreaux1 KB (189 words) - 12:56, 10 March 2017
- ...of the verb. For example, the verb 'to be' has the singular case 'is' and plural case 'are'. ...singular forms of the verb such as ''was'', ''am'' and ''is'', as well as plural forms ''were'' and ''are''; this is called a linguistic [[paradigm (linguis2 KB (376 words) - 09:16, 3 October 2010
- Name an object. Singular, one object. Plural, one plus more.96 bytes (13 words) - 16:56, 11 April 2011
- ...ns (curry, a food, curry, a tanner, and curry, a groom, is “curries”. The plural of the surname is formed by adding an s to the variant: The Currys or The748 bytes (122 words) - 20:31, 6 October 2009
- * Plural of any of above, except that plural sheets of the material are usually ''pieces of paper''885 bytes (120 words) - 04:09, 24 September 2013
- *Mechanics is also the plural of mechanic, someone who does repair and maintenance work on machines284 bytes (34 words) - 05:40, 23 November 2020
- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>Plural is ''Einsatzgruppen''; Nazi mobile security, and then killing units, which304 bytes (41 words) - 12:02, 18 May 2023
- ...uns (curry, a food, curry, a tanner, and curry, a groom, is “curries”, the plural of the surname is formed by adding a final 's' to the variant: ''The Currys960 bytes (150 words) - 08:53, 2 March 2024
- cf. ''plural'' '''hoôves''': '''hoôf cf. ''plural'' '''roôfs''' *roôves: '''roôf1 KB (253 words) - 21:36, 28 April 2017
- ...r languages use an extra word to represent plurality, and some use no true plural form at all; all languages, however, have some way of expressing how many o ...ative'' and ''plurative'' forms, where singular forms are derived from the plural and vice-versa, in cases where the noun refers to more than one unit but fu6 KB (965 words) - 09:56, 7 December 2022
- There were two Russian revolutions in 1917. Article title should be plural, or else two articles. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 09:26, 31 Octob326 bytes (45 words) - 07:43, 16 August 2015
- In geometry, a '''vertex''' (plural ''vertices'') is a special point located at the intersection of two or more335 bytes (50 words) - 03:10, 8 March 2024
- .... The Toea is one of the few [[British Commonwealth]] currency units whose plural is the same as the singular.The [[currency sign]] for the Toea is 't.'.290 bytes (48 words) - 05:31, 15 November 2007
- |sym = Fish (plural)321 bytes (35 words) - 20:59, 28 March 2012
- '''Thank you''' (''plural'' '''thank yous''') is a specific expression of gratitude or politeness, in404 bytes (60 words) - 04:02, 7 May 2009
- '''Trousers''' (plural word, aka ''pants'' in America) are an outerwear, lower body [[clothing|gar554 bytes (84 words) - 13:51, 23 September 2009
- A '''mouse''' (plural ''mice'') is a small [[mammal]] in the order ''rodentia''. The most common523 bytes (86 words) - 05:50, 23 November 2010
- '''Luxating patella''' (plural ''luxating patellas'' or ''luxating patellae'') is a condition in which the503 bytes (78 words) - 12:23, 4 November 2007
- * Something received, usually used in the plural, ''the receipts''; especially in [[economics]], cash.530 bytes (77 words) - 12:43, 31 May 2009
- {{r|Plural}}443 bytes (55 words) - 13:22, 18 November 2022
- ...o the grammatical person, tense (present/past/future) and number (singular/plural). In some languages such as English, there are little different verb forms.616 bytes (94 words) - 03:34, 12 August 2010
- ...rty in which many dogs are housed, maintained, and bred, often used in the plural 'kennels'.549 bytes (90 words) - 12:38, 31 May 2009
- {{r|Plural}}600 bytes (79 words) - 21:34, 11 January 2010
- ...h communities in [[Babylonia]] from about 580 to 1040 A.D. "Gaonim" is the plural of "gaon," a [[Biblical Hebrew]] term meaning glory or splendor.599 bytes (86 words) - 10:11, 16 September 2009
- {{r|Plural}}614 bytes (79 words) - 16:19, 11 January 2010
- {{r|Plural}}600 bytes (71 words) - 13:07, 18 November 2022
- {{r|Plural}}620 bytes (82 words) - 17:19, 11 January 2010
- {{r|Plural}}634 bytes (83 words) - 14:11, 18 February 2024
- ...are also many '''irregular nouns''', some with English roots, others with plural forms from Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Hebrew and Arabic. (''The accents ...f''' vary between -'''fs''' and -'''ves'''. In particular, the traditional plural of '''dwårf''' was '''dwårfs''', but [[J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] popular10 KB (1,559 words) - 00:45, 9 February 2024
- A '''quartiere''' (plural: '''quartieri''') is a subdivision of certain [[Italy|Italian]] towns.914 bytes (126 words) - 09:58, 27 June 2023
- ...nstrumental and vocative. Cases use both [[grammatical number|singular and plural]] forms.983 bytes (141 words) - 06:50, 28 July 2011
- {{r|Plural}}1 KB (132 words) - 21:29, 11 January 2010
- ...parts, first a [[Latin]] name for the assigned genus (singular form of the plural ‘genera’), and second, a species-specific Latin name indicating the par The plural of 'genus' is 'genera'; the plural of 'species' is 'species'.4 KB (656 words) - 17:18, 14 July 2012
- ..., involving several portions of the male reproductive system. Spermatozoa (plural of spermatozoon, a single sperm cell) that can fertilize ova and give rise831 bytes (105 words) - 23:31, 17 February 2009
- |'''1st person plural''' |'''2nd person plural'''4 KB (611 words) - 00:00, 15 February 2010
- * {{search link|"familys"|familys|ns0|ns14|ns100}} (families [plural], family's [possessive]) * {{search link|"feets"|feets|ns0|ns14|ns100}} (feet [plural], foot's)11 KB (1,389 words) - 19:23, 8 February 2012
- ...ament. The term is [[Irish language|Irish]] for "Assembly Delegate." The plural form is Teachta Dálaí. It is usually abbreviated as "TD" and these initi999 bytes (151 words) - 03:38, 24 May 2009
- ...followed Brigham Young to [[Utah (U.S. state)|Utah]] where the practice of plural marriage continued.<ref>[http://www.mscbc.org/video/vid_lvp.htm Lifting the ...tories]]. The LDS Church believed that their religiously-based practice of plural marriage was protected by the [[United States Constitution]],<ref>[http://c9 KB (1,321 words) - 09:37, 8 August 2023
- ...the Italian sgraffire, or ''scratched'', also written as ''Sgraffiti'' as plural) is a visual arts technique used in ceramics, pottery, painting and glass i1 KB (165 words) - 20:47, 14 September 2013
- '''Dice''' (plural of 'die', though 'dice' is colloquially used as the singular) are two objec1 KB (159 words) - 13:27, 23 February 2008
- ''Laigin'' is a plural noun, indicating an [[ethnonym]] rather than a geographic term. The use of1 KB (185 words) - 06:40, 13 September 2008
- '''Phenomenon''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: φαινόμενo, plural: φαινόμενα) has a specialized meaning in the [[philosophy]] of [[1 KB (166 words) - 15:02, 12 November 2007
- {{r|Plural}}2 KB (201 words) - 13:52, 9 March 2015
- | date = January 1986}}</ref> As a plural noun, however, meaning "holy warriors", it gained currency with Muslim move1 KB (198 words) - 20:22, 6 October 2013
- In [[biology]], a '''genus''' (plural '''genera''') is a [[taxon]], or taxonomic unit in a hierarchical system, f1 KB (169 words) - 07:20, 9 May 2009
- ...ex.html The euro and standardization] ([[Michael Everson]]; including "The plural of euro is Euros!" as well as a discussion on what the words for "euro" and2 KB (338 words) - 10:46, 6 November 2010
- .... Traditional usage defines asana as both singular and plural. In English, plural for asana is defined as asanas. In addition, English usage within the conte4 KB (600 words) - 14:29, 12 January 2024
- A '''puppy''' (plural ''puppies'') is an [[youth|immature]] [[dog]]. The shortened form ''pup'' i2 KB (260 words) - 03:33, 23 November 2010
- ...bers]]. In modular arithmetic, a special number called the '''modulus''' (plural: moduli) is chosen, and whole numbers that leave the same remainder when di2 KB (267 words) - 13:18, 6 December 2008
- ...vowel in the next word. The ''i'' is a semivowel also in the first person plural of some verbs: ''continuiamo, dissanguiamo''. And in the four-vowel sequenc2 KB (255 words) - 13:18, 2 February 2023
- ...ink|"babys"|babys|ns0|ns14|ns100}} (babies [plural], baby's, babys [French plural])9 KB (1,181 words) - 17:32, 16 May 2010
- * ''harena'' should only be used in the singular (singular form: "sand"; plural form: "grains of sand") * ''quadrigae'' ("four-horse chariot") should only be used in the plural4 KB (589 words) - 08:30, 26 September 2007
- Final apostrophes follow an '''s''' to form the genitive plural of nouns ('''Mánx cáts' tâils'''); otherwise, like initial and medial ap2 KB (285 words) - 14:40, 19 June 2016
- A '''''fian''''' (plural ''fianna'') was an early Irish ''männerbund'': a small, semi-independent g2 KB (305 words) - 11:33, 6 September 2009
- *in the plural form ("Misses") as an address to unmarried sisters (chiefly British, now ob2 KB (299 words) - 14:05, 17 February 2008
- ..., the word ''paard'' 'horse' is pronounced [pa:rt], with [t] from /d/. The plural, ''paarden'', however, has retained its original voiced [d] and is pronounc ...dative and genitive forms. Thus, ''huis'' 'house' as a rule only takes the plural ''huizen'', but petrified expressions are ''van goeden huize'' 'from good s10 KB (1,485 words) - 20:37, 15 March 2017
- ...]s, [[Singular number|singular]], [[Dual number|dual]], and [[Pural number|plural]]; the dual referred to two of anything (as with Arabic) or a natural pair2 KB (289 words) - 08:51, 19 August 2022
- In [[geography]], an '''oasis''' (plural: '''oases''') is an isolated area of vegetation in a [[desert]] or wastelan2 KB (299 words) - 06:49, 16 September 2009
- !''plural'' ...’ boòks''' the possessive plural apostrophe is silent and final, after the plural '''s''' of '''gïrls'''.9 KB (1,509 words) - 09:22, 11 February 2016
- ...'rice'), [[case (linguistics)|case]], [[grammatical gender|gender]] and [[plural|number]]. They also have a specific distribution, i.e. can only occur with ...roup, whereas [[British English]] allows singular collective nouns to take plural agreement:5 KB (891 words) - 00:37, 8 November 2010
- ...cond kind are called '''[[word formation|word-formation]]'''. The English plural, as illustrated by ''dog'' and ''dogs'', is an inflectional rule; compounds ...xed to the second word, signaling the key distinction between singular and plural entities.21 KB (3,122 words) - 04:17, 15 August 2010
- '''referénda<ref>Plural of '''referéndum'''; for more words like this, see [[English irregular nou plural of '''empŏrium''': '''empŏria6 KB (884 words) - 13:10, 13 May 2017
- ...t 'grammar' can be reduced to a set of straightforward 'rules', such as "[[plural|pluralise]] an [[English language|English]] [[noun]] by adding ''-s'' to th2 KB (376 words) - 14:07, 9 March 2015
- # A specific capacity, faculty or aptitude. Often used in the plural.2 KB (391 words) - 17:13, 14 March 2021
- plural of '''lúllaby''': -îz '''lúllabîes plural of -'''sís''' in Greek-derived words (see [[English irregular nouns]]) -''11 KB (1,818 words) - 18:29, 13 April 2017
- ...same way as its Latin root word, to mean "something given". But its Latin plural "data" has also become singular in English: "this is the data", not "these2 KB (394 words) - 07:05, 2 October 2008
- The '''antipasto''' (''plural'' '''antipasti''') may consist of a number of different [[food]]s, dependin3 KB (464 words) - 02:23, 26 September 2009
- * {{search link|"knifes"|knifes|ns0|ns14|ns100}} (knifes [verb]; knives [plural noun])6 KB (780 words) - 01:09, 16 February 2010
- An '''incunabulum''' (plural ''incunabula''; from the [[Latin language|Latin]] for "in the cradle" or "s3 KB (446 words) - 09:01, 6 June 2009
- | {{lang|cs|Uvozovka}} (singular), {{lang|cs|uvozovky}} (plural) (''cf.'' {{lang|cs|uvozovat}} = "to introduce") ...fi|Lainausmerkki}} ("citation mark", singular), {{lang|fi|lainausmerkit}} (plural)18 KB (2,421 words) - 05:14, 25 September 2011
- ...usually rightmost. The head will take [[inflection]]s such as [[plurality|plural]] ''-s''. The remaining part of the compound (e.g. ''tea'') modifies the he3 KB (460 words) - 11:46, 2 February 2012
- ...t three [[Grammatical number|numbers]] in [[pronouns]], singular, dual and plural ([[Bislama]] also has a [[Trial grammatical number|trial]]), and the distin *Words may be [[reduplication|reduplicated]] to represent [[plural]]s, superlatives, and other parts of speech that represent the concept bein9 KB (1,391 words) - 09:17, 2 March 2024
- ...ce in number of singular and plural, though some dialects use forms of the plural pronouns that were originally dual forms. Gender assignment is lexicalised, ...ns are inflected with an ''-(e)n'' in all oblique cases and the nominative plural, e.g. ''der Name'':15 KB (2,171 words) - 12:58, 18 February 2024
- ...tic Alphabet for English|IPA:]] {{IPA|[t̪ˠiːʃʲəx]}}, phonetic: TEE-shock — plural: ''Taoisigh'' ({{IPA|[t̪ˠiːʃʲɪj]}} or {{IPA|[t̪ˠiːʃʲɪɟ]}}), an3 KB (480 words) - 07:51, 10 May 2008
- ...[cricket (sport)|cricket]]. The same word applies to both the singular and plural forms, so a [[cricketer]] might refer to "an innings" and "both innings". T3 KB (490 words) - 07:35, 15 June 2023
- the main page has it plural right now. thoughts? [[User:Thomas E Kelly|-Tom Kelly]] [[User talk:Thomas2 KB (384 words) - 17:58, 16 June 2022
- ...nglish]].<ref>Deterding (2007: 5).</ref> [[affixation|Affixes]] such as [[plural]] ''-s'' may be optional, and the sound [l] may be realised as a [[vowel]];4 KB (537 words) - 05:41, 14 January 2011
- * {{search link|"oxens"|oxens|ns0|ns14|ns100}} (oxen [plural] or oxen's)7 KB (933 words) - 16:32, 5 March 2016
- ...ving "strong" verbs with different past and preterite forms, and irregular plural nouns.3 KB (486 words) - 06:22, 9 June 2009
- ...idual musical works, rembetiko (Greek: ρεμπέτικο) being the genre, but the plural has come to be the standard form for both.</ref> The musicians were known3 KB (497 words) - 14:08, 2 February 2023
- A '''stylus''' (plural: ''styli'' or ''styluses'') is a [[writing utensil]]. The word is also used3 KB (516 words) - 22:27, 14 November 2007
- The term '''Media''' comes from a the plural of the Latin noun "medium," meaning 'in the midst' or 'an intervening space3 KB (527 words) - 22:54, 24 January 2011
- ...d was ''quoyn'', later ''quyn'', but already by the early 14th century its plural ''quyns'' was coming to be regarded as a singular. Its geographical origins3 KB (548 words) - 21:10, 20 March 2011
- * gasses (acceptable variant of gases [plural of gas])7 KB (956 words) - 21:52, 18 February 2010
- * {{search link|"halfs"|halfs|ns0|ns14|ns100}} (half's, halves [plural])8 KB (1,044 words) - 20:26, 5 November 2011
- The '''foot''' (plural '''foot''' or '''feet'''; symbol or abbreviation: '''ft''' or the single pr4 KB (581 words) - 07:31, 20 April 2024
- '''Arthritis''' (from Greek ''arthro-'', joint + ''-itis'', inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the4 KB (565 words) - 08:50, 24 June 2023
- ...on of '''ûses''' depends on whether it is the singular verb *yoôziz or the plural noun *yoôssiz. In '''Díd hê ûse to gô thére?''', however, '''ûse'''4 KB (699 words) - 15:49, 1 April 2017
- A '''supernova''' (plural ''supernovae''), is an exploding [[variable star]] object, that reaches a m4 KB (664 words) - 16:43, 28 November 2010
- ...in the plural word ''gudemain'' ("spectres")<ref>DIL p. 372</ref> with the plural form ''morrígna''. The 8th century ''O'Mulconry's Glossary'' says that Mac9 KB (1,491 words) - 08:53, 2 March 2024
- ...animals is always by sexual reproduction. The females carry [[Ovum|ova]] (plural of ovum), unfertilized eggs, and males carry or can produce [[sperm]]. The5 KB (751 words) - 03:31, 28 January 2012
- ''Ulaid'' is a plural noun, indicating an [[ethnonym]] rather than a geographic term. The Ulaid a5 KB (731 words) - 21:32, 6 February 2010
- In some cases unvoiced '''th''' becomes voiced before a plural '''s''': in '''bāth''', '''th''' is unvoiced, '''bāths''' it is voiced: -5 KB (896 words) - 06:40, 18 December 2014
- ...not ''one'' Langue d'Oïl but several “Langue<u>'''''s'''''</u> d'Oïl” (in plural). The several varieties traditionally labelled as a “French dialects” w5 KB (784 words) - 15:03, 20 May 2012