You have got one tomato and I’ve got two tomatos. Right? Wrong! I’ve got two tomatoes!
Although we usually add an -s to a noun to make it plural (one egg, two eggs, etc.), some nouns in English have irregular plural endings. We’ve put together a really useful list in alphabetical order of some common nouns which have irregular plural endings:
| Singular | Plural | Tlumaczenie |
|---|---|---|
| abyss | abysses | przepaść |
| alumnus | alumni | wychowanek |
| analysis | analyses | analiza |
| aquarium | aquaria | akwarium |
| arch | arches | łuk |
| atlas | atlases | atlas |
| axe | axes | topór |
| baby | babies | niemowlę |
| bacterium | bacteria | bakteria |
| batch | batches | partia |
| beach | beaches | plaża |
| brush | brushes | pędzel |
| bus | buses | autobus |
| calf | calves | cielę |
| chateau | chateaux | rodzaj willi, zamku |
| cherry | cherries | czereśnia |
| child | children | dziecko |
| church | churches | kościół |
| circus | circuses | cyrk |
| city | cities | miasto |
| cod | cod | dorsz |
| copy | copies | kopia |
| crisis | crises | kryzys |
| curriculum | curricula | program nauczania |
| deer | deer | jeleń |
| dictionary | dictionaries | słownik |
| domino | dominoes | domino |
| dwarf | dwarves | karzeł |
| echo | echoes | echo |
| elf | elves | chochlik |
| emphasis | emphases | nacisk |
| family | families | rodzina |
| fax | faxes | faks |
| fish | fish | ryba |
| flush | flushes | wypieki |
| fly | flies | rozporek |
| foot | feet | stopa |
| fungus | fungi | grzyb |
| half | halves | połówka |
| hero | heroes | bohater |
| hippopotamus | hippopotami | hipopotam |
| hoax | hoaxes | kawał |
| hoof | hooves | kopyto |
| index | indexes | indeks |
| iris | irides | tęczówka |
| kiss | kisses | pocałunek |
| knife | knives | nóż |
| lady | ladies | dama |
| leaf | leaves | liść |
| life | lives | życie |
| loaf | loaves | bochenek |
| man | men | mężczyzna |
| mango | mangoes | mango |
| memorandum | memoranda | notatka |
| mess | messes | bałagan |
| moose | moose | łoś |
| motto | mottoes | dewiza |
| mouse | mice | mysz |
| nanny | nannies | niania |
| neurosis | neuroses | nerwica |
| nucleus | nuclei | jądro |
| oasis | oases | oaza |
| octopus | octopi | ośmiornica |
| party | parties | impreza |
| pass | passes | przepustka |
| penny | pennies | pens |
| person | people | człowiek |
| plateau | plateaux | płaskowyż |
| poppy | poppies | mak |
| potato | potatoes | ziemniak |
| quiz | quizzes | test, kwiz |
| reflex | reflexes | odruch |
| runner-up | runners-up | zdobywca II miejsca |
| scarf | scarves | szalik |
| scratch | scratches | zadrapanie |
| series | series | seria |
| sheaf | sheaves | snop |
| sheep | sheep | owca |
| shelf | shelves | półka |
| son-in-law | sons-in-law | zięć |
| species | species | gatunek |
| splash | splashes | plusk |
| spy | spies | szpieg |
| stitch | stitches | ścieg |
| story | stories | opowieść |
| syllabus | syllabi | program nauczania |
| tax | taxes | podatek |
| thesis | theses | praca naukowa |
| thief | thieves | złodziej |
| tomato | tomatoes | pomidor |
| tooth | teeth | ząb |
| tornado | tornadoes | huragan |
| try | tries | próba |
| volcano | volcanoes | wulkan |
| waltz | waltzes | walc |
| wash | washes | pranie |
| watch | watches | zegarek |
| wharf | wharves | nabrzeże |
| wife | wives | żona |
| woman | women | kobieta |
