exegeses
The plural of "exegesis" is exegeses.
Nouns that end in -is, most of them from Greek, change the ending to -es in the plural.
Meaning: a detailed explanation of a text, especially a religious one (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with exegeses: the exegeses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: exegeses'.
How do you pronounce it?
exegesis is pronounced /ɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs/.
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
- Scholars have written many exegeses of this passage.Singular: Scholars have written an exegesis of this passage.
- The two exegeses disagree on one point.Singular: The exegesis is unclear on one point.
