List of English Irregular Nouns
A noun, in English grammar, is a word that names a person,
animal, place, thing, idea, or concept. There are more nouns in the English
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Noun? It covers formation of plural nouns, common and proper
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There are 106 English Irregular Nouns in this list.
106
Irregular Nouns
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|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| A |
|
| | addendum | addenda |
| | alga | algae |
| | alumna | alumnae |
| | alumnus | alumni |
| | analysis | analyses |
| | antenna | antennas,antennae |
| | apparatus | apparatuses |
| | appendix | appendices,appendixes |
| | axis | axes |
| B |
|
| | bacillus | bacilli |
| | bacterium | bacteria |
| | basis | bases |
| | beau | beaux |
| | bison | bison |
| | buffalo | buffalos,buffaloes |
| | bureau | bureaus |
| | bus | busses,buses |
| C |
|
| | cactus | cactuses,cacti |
| | calf | calves |
| | child | children |
| | corps | corps |
| | corpus | corpora,corpuses |
| | crisis | crises |
| | criterion | criteria |
| | curriculum | curricula |
| D |
|
| | datum | data |
| | deer | deer |
| | die | dice |
| | dwarf | dwarfs,dwarves |
| | diagnosis | diagnoses |
| E |
|
| | echo | echoes |
| | elf | elves |
| | ellipsis | ellipses |
| | embargo | embargoes |
| | emphasis | emphases |
| | erratum | errata |
| F |
|
| | fireman | firemen |
| | fish | fish,fishes |
| | focus | focuses |
| | foot | feet |
| | formula | formulas |
| | fungus | fungi,funguses |
| G |
|
| | genus | genera |
| | goose | geese |
| H |
|
| | half | halves |
| | hero | heroes |
| | hippopotamus | hippopotami,hippopotamuses |
| | hoof | hoofs,hooves |
| | hypothesis | hypotheses |
| I |
|
| | index | indices,indexes |
| K |
|
| | knife | knives |
| L |
|
| | leaf | leaves |
| | life | lives |
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