When the letter S is removed from the end of many words, they go from being plural to singular words. Can you find a common English word that when an S is removed from the end of the word, it goes from a singular word to a plural word.
2006-11-25 03:13:59 · 3 answers · asked by economiss 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
English words with Latin etymology that end with the letter "s" can be good examples. Fungus is singular and its plural form is fungi. The same goes for the word alumnus. Its plural form is alumni. Thesaurus is singular. Its plural form can either be thesauruses or thesauri. Cactus (Greek etymology) is the singular form while its plural form is cacti.
2006-11-30 15:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by ola 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Necropolis
2006-11-26 01:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by policeyarlagadda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For example if u raise cattle, someone asks how many u have you would say 30 head.
2006-11-25 11:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Skeeter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋