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rules to make plural
chapter 3 rules to make plurals
Singular Ending | Plural Ending | Example |
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ma | mata (add a ta) | Singular: Stoma Plural: stomata |
ax, ix | aces drop the x and add ces | Singular: thorax Plural: thoraces Singular: appendix Plural:appendices |
ex | ices drop the ex and add ices | Singular: apex Plural:apices |
nx | ges drop the x and add ges example: phalanx/phalanges | |
yx | ces: drop the x and add ces: example: calyx/calyces | |
en | ina: drop the en and add ina example: foramen/foramina | |
on | a: drop the on and add a example: ganglion/ganglia | |
um | a: Drop the um and add a example: datum/data | |
is | es: Drop the is and add es example: diagnosis/diagnoses | |
us | i: Drop the us and add i example: bronchus/bronchi | |
y | ies: drop the y and add ies example: deformity/deformities | |
a | add ae | Singular: Vertebra Plural: Vertebrae |