seas
The plural of "sea" is seas.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and sea follows this rule.
Meaning: a large area of salt water (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with seas: the seas are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: seas'.
How do you pronounce it?
sea is pronounced /siː/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. seas means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
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 ship sailed across three seas.Singular: The ship sailed across the sea.
- Rough seas delayed the ferry.Singular: A rough sea delayed the ferry.
