muses
The plural of "muse" is muses.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and muse follows this rule.
Meaning: a person or spirit that gives an artist ideas (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with muses: the muses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: muses'.
How do you pronounce it?
muse is pronounced /mjuːz/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. muses 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
- In Greek myths there are nine Muses.Singular: In Greek myths there are one Muse for each art.
- The painter had two muses.Singular: The painter had a muse.
