axes
The plural of "axis" is axes.
Nouns that end in -is, most of them from Greek, change the ending to -es in the plural.
Meaning: an imaginary line that something turns around, or a reference line on a graph (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with axes: the axes are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: axes'.
How do you pronounce it?
axis is pronounced /ˈæksɪs/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
The plural axes is spelled like the plural of axe, but it is pronounced AK-seez.
Did you know?
- Words ending in -is from Greek, such as crisis and thesis, change to -es in the plural: crises, theses. The plural ending is pronounced eez.
Examples in context
- Label both axes of the graph.Singular: Label one axis of the graph.
- The two axes cross at zero.Singular: The axis crosses at zero.
