, , .
(singular) :
cup, gun, bubble
(plural) :
three cups, two guns, thousands of bubbles
, -s. [ z ] :
shoe shoe s
hen hen s
[ s ] :
bat bat s
, s, ss, x, sh, ch, -es [ iz ]:
bass bass es
match match es
leash leash es
box box es
-y, , -y i -es:
lobb y lobb ies
sk y sk ies
: (the two Germanys, the Gatsbys) (stand-bys).
-y , -s, y :
bay bay s
day day s
way way s
-o -es:
potat o potato es
tomat o tomato es
her o hero es
: bamboos, embryos, folios, kangaroos, radios, studios, zoos, Eskimos, Filipines, kilos, photos, pros, pianos, concertos, dynamos, solos, tangos, tobaccos.
-f -fe, -v- -es:
thie f thie ves
wol f wol ves
hal f hal ves
wi fe wi ves
: proofs, chiefs, safes, cliffs, gulfs, reefs
:
man men
woman women
tooth teeth
foot feet
goose geese
mouse mice
louse lice
child children
ox oxen
brother brethren (, )
:
sheep sheep
swine swine
deer deer
grouse grouse
series series
species species
corps corps
Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Swiss:
a Chinese a group of seven Chinese
()
, ( , ):
basis bases
crisis crises
phenomenon phenomena
stimulus stimuli
formula formulae
datum data
index indices
bureau bureaux
:
|
|
formula formulas / formulae
focus focuses / foci
, .
:
housewi ves, schoolchild ren
man / woman :
wom e n-writer s, gentlem e n-farmer s
, -
- man - men:
policem a n policem e n
, :