Plurals of nouns ending in O
Most nouns ending in o form their plural by adding an s.
- All nouns ending in a double vowel: igloos, studios
- All abbreviated nouns: photos (photographs), discos (discotheques)
- The majority of musical nouns: solos, sopranos
- All nouns of Italian or Spanish origin: casinos, armadillos
BEWARE
There are 22 exceptions to this rule when forming plurals with nouns ending in O. These plural nouns end in es.
The frequently used words are in bold.
buffaloes | mangoes |
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calicoes | mosquitoes |
cargoes | noes |
desperadoes | peccadilloes |
dingoes | potatoes |
dominoes | stuccoes |
echoes | tomatoes |
embargoes | tornadoes |
heroes | torpedoes |
innuendoes | vetoes |
jingoes | volcanoes |
These plurals can be formed with either es or s at the end. Nice and easy. 🙂
archipeligos | archipeligoes |
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Eskimos | Eskimoes |
flamingos | flamingoes |
frescos | frescoes |
grottos | grottoes |
halos | haloes |
mementos | mementoes |
mottos | mottoes |
placebos | placeboes |
provisos | provisoes |
stilettos | stilettoes |
zeros | zeroes |