Greek Singulars and Plurals :
The following nouns, that are names of instruments, having two parts, are used only in plural.
1. Bellows
2. Scissors
3. Tongs
4. Pincers
5. Spectacles
The following nouns are used only in the plural.
(a) Trousers, Drawers, Breeches
(b) Measles, mumps
(c) Billiards, Draughts
(d) Annals, Thanks, Proceeds (of a sale), tidings, environs, nuptials, obsequies, assets, chattels.
(e) Alms, riches (and) eaves
These nouns, originally singular are now used in plural.
S is added to the principal-word in a compound noun to form its plural.
Singular…..Plural
1. Commander-in-Chief…..Commanders-in-Chief
2. Coat-of-mail…..Coats-of-mail
3. Son-in-law…..Sons-in-law
4. Daughter-in-law….. Daughters-in-law
5. Step-son….. Step-sons
6. Step-daughter….. Step-daughters
7. Maid-servant….. Maid-servants
8. man-servant……men-servants
9. Passer-by….. Passers-by
10. Man-of-war….. Men-of-war
11. Looker-on….. Lookers-on
12. Spoonful….. Spoonfuls
13. Handful….. Handfuls
Greek words
Singular…..Plural
1. Axis….. Axes
2. Crisis….. Crises
3. Basis….. Bases
4. Analysis….. Analyses
5. Parenthesis….. Parentheses
6. Hypothesis….. Hypotheses
7. Phenomenon….. Phenomena
8. Criterion…..Criteria
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