불규칙적인 명사의 복수형

불규칙적인 명사의 복수형

 

1. 모음이 변하는 것

   man/men                          woman[wum n]/women[wimin]             foot/feet 

   mouse/mice             tooth/teeth                                              goose/geese

 

2. 단수와 복수형이 같은 것

   deer  sheep  swine  salmon  Chinese  Japanese

 

3. 외래어의 복수형

   datum → data                                              memorandum → memoranda

   phenomenon → phenomena                          stimulus → stimuli

   focus → foci                                               oasis → oases

   crisis → crises                                            analysis → analyses

 

4. 복합명사의 복수형

   looker-on → lookers-on                                       passer-by → passers-by

   commander-in-chief → commanders-in-chief

   father-in-law → fathers-in-law

   forget-me-not → forget-me-nots touch-me-not   → touch-me-nots

   go-between → go-betweens             merry-go-round → merry-go-rounds

   man-servant → men-servants                          woman-doctor → women-doctors