Plural Nouns: Rules and Examples
- To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s to the end. ...
- If the singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add ‑es to the end to make it plural. ...
- In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require that you double the -s or -z prior to adding the -es for pluralization.
How do you spell pluralization?
verb (used with object), plu·ral·ized, plu·ral·iz·ing. to express in the plural form; make plural: to pluralize a noun.
Can you have a double plural?
A double plural is a plural form to which an extra suffix has been added, mainly because the original plural suffix (or other variation) had become unproductive and therefore irregular. So the form as a whole was no longer seen as a plural, an instance of morphological leveling.
