Singular: Plural: knife knives

abyss abysses lady ladies

alumnus alumni leaf leaves
analysis analyses life lives
aquarium aquaria loaf loaves
arch arches man men
atlas atlases mango mangoes
axe axes memorandum memoranda
baby babies mess messes
bacterium bacteria moose moose
batch batches motto mottoes
beach beaches mouse mice
brush brushes nanny nannies
bus buses neurosis neuroses
calf calves nucleus nuclei
chateau chateaux oasis oases
cherry cherries octopus octopi
child children party parties
church churches pass passes
circus circuses penny pennies
city cities person people
cod cod plateau plateaux
copy copies poppy poppies
crisis crises potato potatoes
curriculum curricula quiz quizzes
deer deer reflex reflexes
dictionary dictionaries runner-up runners-up
domino dominoes scarf scarves
dwarf dwarves scratch scratches
echo echoes series series
elf elves sheaf sheaves
emphasis emphases sheep sheep
family families shelf shelves
fax faxes son-in-law sons-in-law
fish fish species species
flush flushes splash splashes
fly flies spy spies
foot feet stitch stitches
fungus fungi story stories
half halves syllabus syllabi
hero heroes tax taxes
hippopotamus hippopotami thesis theses
hoax hoaxes thief thieves
hoof hooves tomato tomatoes
index indexes tooth teeth
iris irises tornado tornadoes
kiss kisses try tries
volcano volcanoes
waltz waltzes
wash washes
watch watches
wharf wharves
wife wives
woman women
Some nouns have identical singular
and plural. Many of these are the
names of animals:
bison
buffalo
deer
duck
fish
pike
salmon
sheep
squid
swine
trout
Aphonic plurals
The plural is sometimes formed by
simply changing the vowel sound of
the singular (these are sometimes
called mutated plurals):
foot feet
goose geese
louse lice
dormouse dormice
man men
mouse mice (computer mouse can also take the regular plural form mouses)
tooth teeth
woman women /ˈwɪmᵻn/