wives
The plural of "wife" is wives.
Some nouns that end in fe change the f to v and add -s: wife becomes wives.
Meaning: the woman someone is married to (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with wives: the wives are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: wives'.
How do you pronounce it?
wife is pronounced /wæf/. The plural ending sounds like /vz/.
Did you know?
- The v in plurals like wolves and leaves goes back to Old English, where an f between two vowels was pronounced like v.
Examples in context
- The wives of the players watched the match.Singular: The wife of the captain watched the match.
- In the past the king had six wives.Singular: In the past the king had one wife at a time.
