Plural

The plural of “cupful” is cupfuls. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and cupful follows this rule.

The plural of “opossum” is opossums. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and opossum follows this rule.

The plural of “breast” is breasts. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and breast follows this rule.

The plural of “buddy” is buddies. When a noun ends in a consonant followed by y, the y changes to i and -es is added: buddies.

The plural of “oculus” is oculi. oculus comes from Latin, and like many Latin nouns ending in -us it changes the ending to -i.

The plural of “girl” is girls. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and girl follows this rule.

The plural of “shark” is sharks. Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and shark follows this rule.

The plural of “thank you” as a noun is thank-yous, usually written with a hyphen.

The plural of “species” is species. species is one of the English nouns that have the same form in the singular and the plural.

The plural of “cyclops” is cyclopes. cyclopses is also used. cyclopes is an irregular plural. It does not follow the usual -s rule.