2007-11-16 06:54:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Typically, a plural is formed by just adding an 's'. There are exceptions, and this might be one of them.
Words ending in an 'ee' sound preceded by a consonant (like ferry, lady, and cherry) get an 'ies' ending (ferries, ladies, and cherries). So if there is some object called a 'pompi', its plural might be 'pompies' (depending on how you pronounce it).
The exception to the exception is if the word is a proper noun. Proper nouns just add the 's' because it would be inappropriate to modify their spelling. For example, Pompi is a last name of both a designer and a philosopher. If you got the two of them together, you would have 'Pompis'.
Hope that helps!
2007-11-16 09:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is pompi? It's not in the dictionary that I consulted.
2007-11-16 14:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by Kristin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pompu.
2007-11-16 15:03:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pompus?
2007-11-16 15:27:36 · answer #4 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pompii?
2007-11-16 15:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by keni705 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋