What is sheep plural?

sheep. / (ʃiːp) / noun plural sheep.
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Is it correct to say sheeps?

It is not correct to say “sheeps.” The plural of “sheep” is “sheep.” We say “sheep,” whether it is one sheep, two sheep, or a million sheep! It is one of the many irregular plural nouns in English and does not follow the regular rules for plurals.
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Why sheep is plural?

However, sheep is not an onomatopoeia! The Old English form of sheep was scēp (among a few others), a neuter noun, whose historical plural ended in u. After the loss of this ending, the singular and the plural merged; hence one sheep ~ many sheep today.
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What is more than 1 sheep called?

A group of sheep is called a flock. Many other specific terms for the various life stages of sheep exist, generally related to lambing, shearing, and age.
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Is sheeps a double plural?

The answer is that they all – usually – use the same word whether they are in the singular or the plural. If you have one sheep and then you acquire a second sheep, you now have two sheep, not two “sheeps”.
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The Plural of Sheep



What is goat plural?

goat /ˈgoʊt/ noun. plural goats.
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Is sheep an irregular plural?

Tip #5. Some nouns do not change at all when they become irregular plural nouns. Nouns like rice, deer, sheep, or moose look exactly the same whether they are in their singular or plural form. Therefore, writers have to use other context clues in their sentences to communicate which form is being used.
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What is deer plural?

noun, plural deer, (occasionally) deers. any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers. any of the smaller species of this family, as distinguished from the moose, elk, etc.
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What's the plural of fish?

Answer. The plural form of 'fish' is the same as the singular form when you are talking about one kind of fish. I have one fish in my fishtank. I have two fish in my fish tank. I got a new fish for my birthday.
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Is it correct to say fishes?

The plural of fish is usually fish. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural. The zodiac sign Pisces is also often referred to as fishes.
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What is a singular sheep?

5 years ago. Hi Willena =) singular of sheep is sheep.
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What is singular form of sheep?

We can say one sheep or 100 sheep. Sheeps is wrong and so is sheepes or sheepen. Let us take examples for both singular and plural usage of the noun. E.g. for singular usage, 'Sheep is a four-legged animal with a thick wooly coat of fur. ' ('is' is used with singular noun forms).
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What is the plural of cow?

1 cow /ˈkaʊ/ noun. plural cows.
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Can you say a flock of sheep?

A herd of sheep is correct.

It's flock.
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What is plural moose?

Despite what a certain honking bird whose singular form rhymes with that of "moose" might suggest, the plural of "moose" is not "meese." It's just "moose." One moose, three moose, a herd of moose.
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What is cat plural?

cat. Plural. cats. The plural form of cat; more than one (kind of) cat. My cats are chasing a mouse.
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What is the plural of shrimp?

noun. \ ˈshrimp , especially Southern ˈsrimp \ plural shrimp or shrimps.
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What's the plural of octopus?

Octopi is the oldest plural form of octopus, coming from the belief that Latin origins should have Latin endings. However, octopus is not a simple Latin word, but a Latinized form of the Greek word októpus. Consequently, its “correct” plural form would logically be octopodes.
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What is the plural of trout?

noun, plural (especially collectively) trout, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trouts.
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What is Goose plural?

1 goose /ˈguːs/ noun. plural geese /ˈgiːs/
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What is the plural of monkey?

noun. mon·​key | \ ˈməŋ-kē \ plural monkeys.
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What is Duck plural?

1 duck /ˈdʌk/ noun. plural ducks.
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What is horse plural?

horse. noun. \ ˈhȯ(ə)rs \ plural horses also horse.
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What is mango plural?

man·​go | \ ˈmaŋ-(ˌ)gō \ plural mangoes also mangos.
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