 | William Colgrove Kenyon - 1849 - 352 стор.
...preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by annexing s only. folio, EXAMPLES, punctilio, seraglio. 3. Nouns ending in y, preceded by a consonant, form their .plurals by changing y into i and annexing es. EXAMPLES. fancy, duty, sky, assembly, missionary, charity, infantry, city, factory, inclemency,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1851 - 170 стор.
...cru'-ci-fix-es por'-ti-coes he-roes po-ta'-toes 'mot'-toes car'-goes ne-groes mu-lat-toes bra-voes RULE XII. Nouns ending in Y, preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing the Y into IES. mer'-cy mer/-cz'es fol'-ly fol'-k'es fan-cy fan-ties ar-my ar-im'es ru-by m-bies com'-pa-ny... | |
 | John Purdue Bidlake - 1861 - 186 стор.
...their plurals by adding s. Other nouns ending in o, form their plurals in es, as potato, fotatoea. 6. Nouns ending in y, preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing y into ies ; as beauty, beauties. 7. Nouns ending in y, preceded by a vowel, form their plurals by adding... | |
 | Z. M. Chandler - 1862 - 240 стор.
...o, precedes by a consonant, add es to form the plural; as, negro, negroes; hero, heroes. c. Common nouns ending in y, preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing y into ie, and adding s ; as, lady, ladies ; fly, flies. d. Some nouns ending in / or /«, form their plurals... | |
 | John Purdue Bidlake - 1863 - 224 стор.
...their plurals by adding s. Other nouns ending in o, form their plurals in es, as, potato, potatoes. Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing y into ies ; as, beauty, beauties. Nouns ending in y, preceded by a vowel, form their plurals by adding s... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tweed - 1886 - 136 стор.
...by adding s or es to the singular: as, river, rivers ; tree, trees ; box, boxes; church, churches. Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant form their plurals by changing y into ies ; as, lady, ladies ; city, cities ; territory, territories. Some nouns form their plural by changing... | |
 | 1888 - 748 стор.
...consonant, the plural is commonly formed by adding es; as: cargo, cargoes. Nouns of the singular number ending in y preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing y into ies; as: lady, ladies; but those ending in y preceded by a vowel, form their plurals regularly, by... | |
 | Judson Perry Welsh - 1889 - 292 стор.
...knife, scarf, wharf, elf, leaf, self, wife, fief, life, serf, wolf, fife, 3. Nouns ending in y. (1 ) Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant form their plurals by changing y to ie, and suffixing «; as, Sing, lady, Plu. ladies. In early English these nouns ended in ie instead... | |
 | Rebecca Smith Pollard - 1894 - 264 стор.
...lesson on number in connection with this lesson. LESSON XXXVIII. — Rule: Nouns in the singular number ending in y preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing y into i and adding es; as, daisy' daisies; pansy, pansies. Rule: Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding... | |
 | Grace H. Smithdeal - 1895 - 232 стор.
...sly' ly, sly' ness, sly' er, sly' est; spry, spry' er, spry' est; wry, wry' ness. Part 2. — Words ending in y preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing y to * and adding eS; as, rowdy, rowdies. 110 LESSON 5.— Y Changed and Unchanged. Spett the plurals.... | |
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Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant form their plurals by changing y into * and adding es. 
