librarians
The plural of "librarian" is librarians.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and librarian follows this rule.
Meaning: a person who works in a library (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with librarians: the librarians are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: librarians'.
How do you pronounce it?
librarian is pronounced /laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. librarians means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- The librarians helped me find the book.Singular: The librarian helped me find the book.
- The school has two librarians.Singular: The school has one librarian.
