2007-02-21 12:02:36 · 9 answers · asked by blalbano 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The answer is the word "plurals."
2007-02-21 12:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dayze110 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems to be a trick question. The question does not say that the word left after removing s would be the plural of the original word. If this is correct, then there are thousands of words that satisy the requirement, as under:
ships/hips; smarts/marts; slaps/laps; snails/nails; and so on and on!
2007-02-21 15:48:37 · answer #2 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is this a trick question? because if it is then the girl who said 'plurals' is definately right. if it isn't then the answer I came up with is :
alveolus to alveoli
2007-02-21 14:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by this is me! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any Latin noun of the second declension (we still have a few left over in English)
Cactus-Cacti
Nucleus-Nuclei
Etc.
2007-02-21 12:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bacteria is a plural. bacterium is a singular...i think.
2007-02-21 12:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by Mad Izatie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fungus to fungi
nucleus to nuclei
rabbis to rabbi
octopus to octopi
cactus to cacti
2007-02-21 12:10:04 · answer #6 · answered by A-Doll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mouse to mice
2007-02-21 12:06:21 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
syllabus to syllabi
2007-02-21 12:11:26 · answer #8 · answered by bartleyrose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks to the earlier answer. I came up with mices.
2007-02-21 12:08:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋