Unusual plural forms

Unusual plural forms:

1.formula- formulae

2.larva- larvae

3.nebula- nebulae

4.alga- algae

5.amoeba- amoebae [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

6.antenna- antennae

7.vita- vitae [a brief biographical sketch] [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

8.vertebra- vertebrae

9.alumna- alumnae [Feminine]

10.alumnus- alumni [Masculine]

11.bacillus- bacilli [a rod- shaped bacterium]

12.focus- foci/ focuses [Focus= the exact place or position where beams of light, heat, or sound meet after moving toward each other]

13.nucleus- nuclei

14.octopus- octopi

15.radius- radii

16.terminus- termini

17.cactus- cacti [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

18.fungus- fungi

19.stimulus- stimuli

20.syllabus- syllabi/ syllabuses

21.corpus- corpora

22.genus- genera

23.aquarium- aquaria

24.agendum- agenda

25.spectrum- spectra [Spectrum= the range of different colours]

26.erratum- errata

27.medium- media

28.stratum- stratums/ strata

29.memorandum- memoranda [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

30.curriculum- curricula

31.datum- data

32.analysis- analyses

33.basis- bases

34.crisis- crises

35.axis- axes

36.diagnosis- diagnoses [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

37.ellipsis- ellipses

38.oasis- oases

39.phenomenon- phenomena

40.criterion- criteria

41.appendix- appendices [Appendix= a small tube- shaped part that is joined to the intestines on the right side of the body and has no use in humans]

42.index- indices

43.matrix- matrices [Matrix= the cultural, social, or political environment in which something develops/ a matrix is an arrangement of numbers, symbols, or letters in rows and columns which is used in solving mathematical problems]

44.apex- apexes or apices [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

45.vortex- vortices or vortexes

46.rhinoceros- rhinoceroses/ rhinocerosses/ rhinoceri [non-standard]/ rhinocerotes[archaic]

47.stigma- stigmata

48.stoma- stomata [Stoma= any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant]

49.bureau- bureaux [BrE] or bureaus [Bureau= an office or department for transacting particular business]

50.cargo- cargoes or cargos

51.casino- casinos

52.Memento- mementos

53.Bamboo- bamboos

54.Cameo- cameos

55.Cuckoo- cuckoos

56.Video- videos

57.Scenario- scenarios

58.Ratio- ratios

59.Solo- solos

60.Canto- cantos 

61.Quarto- quartos

62.dynamo- dynamos [Dynamo= a machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy]

63.echo- echoes or echos

64.hero- heroes

65.potato- potatoes

66.Mosquito- mosquitoes

67.Mango- mangoes

68.Kilo- kilos

69.radio- radios

70.P.ratio- ratios [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

71.studio- studios

72.tornado- tornadoes or tornados

73.torpedo- torpedoes

74.veto- vetoes [Veto= a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body]

75.volcano- volcanoes or volcanos

76.tomato- tomatoes

77.Eskimo- eskimoes

78.Manifesto- manifestoes

79.Desperado- desperadoes

80.Halo- haloes

81.Motto- mottoes

82.Flamingo- flamingoes

83.foot- feet

84.goose- geese [Goose= Web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks]

85.tooth- teeth

86.louse- lice

87.mouse- mice [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

88.man- men

88.woman- women

89.calf- calves

90.elf- elves

91.half- halves

92.hoof- hooves

93.knife- knives

94.leaf- leaves

95.life- lives [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

96.loaf- loaves

97.self- selves

98.shelf- shelves

99.thief- thieves

100.wife- wives

101.wolf- wolves

102.dwarf- dwarfs or dwarves

103.scarf- scarfs/ scarves

104.sheaf- sheaves

105.chief- chiefs

106.Grief- griefs

107.Puff- puffs

108.Hoof- hoofs/ hooves

109.Staff- staffs/ staves

110.Stuff- stuffs

111.Wharf- wharfs/ wharves

112.Belief- beliefs 

113..safe- safes [Nishant sir,

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114.proof- proofs

115.Roof- roofs

116.Strife- strives

117.Turf- turfs

118.gulf- gulfs [Gulf= a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth]

119.cliff- cliffs

120.handkerchief- handkerchiefs

121.sanatorium- sanatoria

122.madam- mesdames

123.plateau- plateaux [Plateau= a large flat area of land that is high above sea level]

124.monsieur- messieurs

125.Mr- messrs

126.Mrs- mesdames

127.bandit- banditti/ bandits [Bandit= a thief with a weapon, especially one belonging to a group that attacks people travelling through the countryside]

128.Bus- buses

129.Fox- foxes

130.Watch- watches

131.Switch- switches

132.Canvas- canvases

133.Class- classes

134.Church- churches

135.Quiz- quizzes

136.Tax- taxes

137.Dish- dishes

138.Box- boxes

139.Coach- coaches

140.Stomach- stomachs

141.Match- matches

142.Batch- batches

143.Branch- branches

144.Gas/ gases

145.Bee- bees

146.Tree- trees

147.Zoo- zoos

148.Woe- woes

149.Portfolio- portfolios 

150.Cry- cries

151.City- cities

152.Dictionary- dictionaries

153.Lorry- lorries

154.Reply- replies

155.Family- families 

156.Pony- ponies

157.Country- countries 

158.Key- keys

159.Donkey- donkeys

160.Ray- rays

161.Duty- duties

162.Lily- lilies

163.Fly- flies

164.Baby- babies

165.Obituary- obituaries

166.Nursery- nurseries

167.Army- armies

168.Monkey- monkeys

169.Way- ways

170.Valley- valleys

171.Toy- toys

172.Storey- storeys

173.Asylum- asylums

174.Forum- forums

175.Premium- premiums

176.Museum- museums 

177.Pendulum- pendulums

178.commander-in-chief= commanders-in-chief

179.passer-by= passers-by

180.son-in-law= sons-in- law

181.daughter-in-law= daughters-in-law

182.brother-in-law= brothers-in-law

183.father-in-law= fathers- in-law

184.mother-in-law= mothers-in-law [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

185.sister-in-law= sisters- in-law

186.step-sister= step- sisters

187.step-son= step-sons

188.step-brother= step- brothers

189.step-daughter= step- daughters

190.knight-errant= knights- errant [Knight-errant= a medieval knight who travelled around doing brave things and helping people who were in trouble]

191.maid-servant= maid- servants [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

192.major-general= major- generals

193.spendthrift= spend- thrifts [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

194.pick-pocket= pick- pockets

195.Bedroom- bedrooms 

196.looker-on= lookers-on

197.hanger-on= hangers-on

198.Forget-me-not= forget-me-nots

199.Drawback- drawbacks

200.man eater= man eaters [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

201.man hater= man haters

202.woman doctor= woman doctors

203.nobleman= noble men [Nobleman= a member of the nobility (= the highest social rank in a society)]

204.Dutchman= Dutchmen [Dutchman= a man from the Netherlands]

205.Frenchman= Frenchmen

206.Englishman= Englishmen

207.Washerman- washermen

208.kinsman= kinsmen [Kinsman= a man who belongs to the same family as someone else]

209.statesman= statesmen [Statesman= an experienced politician, especially one who is respected for making good judgments]

210.postman= postmen

211.spoonful= spoonfuls [Nishant sir, 9555758152]

212.mouthful= mouthfuls

213.handful= handfuls

213..cupful= cupfuls

214.glassful= glassful

215.Locus- loci

216.Ox- oxen

217.Minimum- minima

218.Maximum- maxima

219.Momentum- momenta

220.Podium- podiums/ podia

221.Innuendo- innuendoes

Thank you

Nishant Sir

Ph. 9555758152

Thank you