mages
The plural of "mage" is mages.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and mage follows this rule.
Meaning: a wizard or magician, especially in fantasy stories (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with mages: the mages are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: mages'.
How do you pronounce it?
mage is pronounced /meɪd͡ʒ/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
magi is the old plural used for the wise men in the Bible. In fantasy stories the plural is usually mages.
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
- Two mages guarded the castle.Singular: A mage guarded the castle.
- The game lets you play as mages.Singular: The game lets you play as a mage.
