Irregular plural nouns list

Singular Plural

Certain nouns have two possible plural forms

Singular louse man mango matrix means medium memorandum mess millennium moose mosquito motto mouse nanny nebula neurosis nucleus oasis octopus offspring ovum ox paralysis parenthesis pass penny person phenomenon plateau poppy potato quiz radius reflex runner-up scarf scissors scratch scrotum self series sheaf sheep shelf son-in-law species splash spy stimulus stitch story stratum syllabus symposium synopsis synthesis tableau tax that thesis thief this tomato tooth tornado torpedo try vertebra veto vita volcano waltz wharf wife wolf woman zero Plural lice men mangoes matrices, matrixes means media memoranda messes millenniums, millennia moose mosquitoes mottoes mice nannies nebulae, nebulas neuroses nuclei oases octopi, octopuses offspring ova oxen paralyses parentheses passes pennies people phenomena plateaus, plateaux poppies potatoes quizzes radii, radiuses reflexes runners-up scarfs, scarves scissors scratches scrota, scrotums selves series sheaves sheep shelves sons-in-law species splashes spies stimuli stitches stories strata syllabi, syllabuses symposia, symposiums synopses syntheses tableaux, tableaus taxes those theses thieves these tomatoes teeth tornadoes torpedoes tries vertebrae vetoes vitae volcanoes waltzes wharves wives wolves women zeros, zeroes

abyss addendum alga alumna alumnus analysis antenna apparatus appendix aquarium arch atlas axe axis baby bacillus bacterium basis batch beau bison brush buffalo bureau bus cactus calf chateau cherry child church circus city cod copy corps corpus crisis criterion curriculum datum deer diagnosis die domino dwarf echo elf ellipsis embargo emphasis erratum fax fireman fish flush fly focus foot formula fungus genus goose half hero hippopotamus hoax hoof hypothesis index iris kiss knife lady leaf life loaf

abysses addenda algae alumnae alumni analyses antennas, antennae apparatuses appendices, appendixes aquaria, aquariums arches atlases axes axes babies bacilli bacteria bases batches beaux bison brushes buffalos, buffaloes bureaus, bureaux busses, buses cactuses, cacti calves chateaux, chateaus cherries children churches circuses cities cod, cods copies corps corpora, corpuses crises criteria curricula data deer diagnoses dice dominoes dwarfs, dwarves echoes elves ellipses embargoes emphases errata faxes firemen fish, fishes flushes flies foci, focuses feet formulae, formulas fungi, funguses genera geese halves heroes hippopotami, hippopotamuses hoaxes hoofs, hooves hypotheses indices, indexes irises kisses knives ladies leaves lives loaves