plural
The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of somethingThe plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
» "Horses" is the plural of "horse."
„Pferde“ ist der Plural von „Pferd“. — Adelpa
"Лошади" - множественное число от слова "лошадь". — marafon
"Кони" - множественное число от слова "конь". — marafon
"Коні" — множина від слова "кінь". — deniko
"Коні" — множина слова "кінь". — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(uncountable)The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
Mehrzahl, Plural
мно́жественное число́mnóžestvennoje čisló, мн. ч.mn. č., мн.mn.
множина́množyná
(countable)A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
Plural, Pluralform
мно́жественное число́mnóžestvennoje čisló
множина́množyná
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
(countable)A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.
Examples
65 sentences"Horses" is the plural of "horse."
"Коні" — множина від слова "кінь". — deniko
ru"Лошади" - множественное число от слова "лошадь". — marafon
de„Pferde“ ist der Plural von „Pferd“. — Adelpa
The plural of "horse" is "horses."
deDie Mehrzahl von „Pferd“ lautet „Pferde“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Nouns inflect for plural in English.
В англійській мові іменники змінюють закінчення у множині. — deniko
The plural of horse is horses.
ruМножественное число для "лошадь" - "лошади". — Selena777
deDie Mehrzahl von „Pferd“ lautet „Pferde“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The plural of ox is oxen.
ruМножественное число слова "вол" — "волы". — odexed
deDer Plural von Ochse ist Ochsen. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), Borrowed from Latin plūrāFrom Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), Borrowed from Latin plūrālis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plūs, plūris (“more”) + -ālis.
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Forms
plural: pluralsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the form of a word that is used to denote more than one:plural form
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.