Pluriel des noms ( plurals)

Pluriel des noms (plurals)

(1)    un '-s' à la forme singulière:
shoe --> shoes
book --> books
river --> rivers

(2)     Les mots se terminant en 's' ou 'ss' prendront généralement la terminaison '-es' :
bus --> buses
kiss --> kisses

(3)     'sh' / 'ch' :
beach --> beaches

(4)     consonne + '-y' prendront généralement la terminaison '-ies' :
party --> parties
supply --> supplies

(5)     Certains mots  irréguliers au pluriel :
one man --> two men
one woman --> two women
one foot --> two feet
one mouse --> two mice
one goose --> two geese
one tooth --> two teeth
one wife --> two wives
one child --> two children
one knife --> two knives
one thief --> two thieves
one dwarf --> two dwarves (ou: dwarfs)
one potato --> two potatoes
one leaf --> two leaves
one life --> two lives
one loaf --> two loaves
one half --> two halves

NB:  les mots se terminant par 'f' ou 'fe' font généralement leur pluriel en '-ves'.

(6)    Ces mots ne changent pas du tout au pluriel :
one moose --> two moose
one sheep --> two sheep
one aircraft --> two aircraft

(7)     les noms propres et les abréviations se mettent au pluriel:

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(8)    Les mots d'origine latine ou grecque
one alumnus --> two alumni
one syllabus --> two syllabi
one alumna --> two alumnae
one alga --> many algae
one criterion --> many criteria
one forum --> many fora (ou : forums)
one thesis --> two theses
one hypothesis --> two hypotheses
one phenomenon --> two phenomena
one cactus --> two cacti (ou : cactuses)
one diagnosis --> two diagnoses
one oasis --> two oases
one analysis --> two analyses