gold
"Gold" is uncountable, so it usually stays gold. In sport, golds means gold medals.
Meaning: a yellow precious metal, or a gold medal (noun)
Ways to say it
| Plural |
|---|
| gold |
| golds |
Which one should you use?
gold is uncountable, so it has no ordinary plural. In sport, golds can mean gold medals: She won three golds.
How do you pronounce it?
gold is pronounced /ɡəʊld/.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- The pirates hid their gold on the island.The singular sentence is the same.
- She won three golds at the Olympics.Singular: She won one gold at the Olympics.
