List of Plural Nouns
Two plural forms with different meanings
Some nouns have two plural forms with different meanings:
1. Both forms follow the English pattern:
e.g. cloth — cloths (i.e. 'some pieces of material to wipe something up')
clothes (i.e. 'garments')
penny - pennies (i.e. 'single coins')
pence (i.e. 'a sum of money')
2.Foreign plurals occur along with regular plurals:
genius - genii (i.e. 'supernatural beings') - geniuses (i.e. 'very intelligent persons')
formula - formulae (i.e. 'a mathematical term') - formulas (i.e. 'a general term')
| Singular nouns | Plural nouns |
|---|---|
| analysis | analyses |
| status | status/statuses |
| moose | moose |
| crisis | crises |
| fish | fish / fishes |
| series | series |
| appendix | appendixes / appendices |
| Mr. / Mr / Mister | Misters / Messrs. / Messrs |
| sheep | sheep |
| bus | buses / US also busses |
| formula | formulae / formulas |
| life | lives |
| apparatus | apparatuses |
| deer | deer |
| ox | oxen |
| focus | focuses / foci |
| basis | bases |
| platypus | platypuses |
| cactus | cacti / cactuses |
| sheep | sheep |
| analysis | analyses |
| woman | women |
| equipment | equipment |
| dice | dice |
| leaf | leaves |
| life | lives |
| phenomenon | phenomena |
| staff | staff |
| alumnus | alumni |
| genius | geniuses |
| radius | radii / radiuses |
| staff | staff |
| alumnus | alumni |
| software | software |
| data | data |
| addendum | addenda |
| virus | viruses |
| synopsis | synopses |
| mongoose | mongooses |
| genus | genera |
| formula | formulae / formulas |
| roof | roofs |
| phenomenon | phenomena |
| medium | media / mediums |
| business | businesses |
| datum | data |
| chassis | chassis |
| crisis | crises |
| hero | heroes |
| axis | axes |