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| − | Nouns ending in -O are generally pluralised by adding an -S. A small number of exceptions to this exist, which are listed below. | + | Nouns ending in -O are generally pluralised by adding an -S. A small number of exceptions to this exist, which are listed below. These are considered separately from [[Irregular plurals|irregular plurals]]. |
==-ES only== | ==-ES only== | ||
*{{word|MOSQUITO}}, {{word|RENEGADO}}. | *{{word|MOSQUITO}}, {{word|RENEGADO}}. | ||
*{{word|BEEFALO}}, {{word|BUFFALO}}, {{word|EMBARGO}}, {{word|TORPEDO}}, {{word|UNDERGO}}. | *{{word|BEEFALO}}, {{word|BUFFALO}}, {{word|EMBARGO}}, {{word|TORPEDO}}, {{word|UNDERGO}}. | ||
| − | *{{word|BLANCO | + | *{{word|BLANCO}}, {{word|DOMINO}}, {{word|FOREDO}}, {{word|FOREGO}}, {{word|OVERDO}}, {{word|POTATO}}, {{word|STUCCO}}, {{word|TOMATO}}. |
| − | *{{word|CISCO}}, {{word| | + | *{{word|CISCO}}, {{word|FORDO}}, {{word|FORGO}}, {{word|GESSO}}, {{word|JINGO}}, {{word|OUTDO}}, {{word|OUTGO}}, {{word|SCHMO}}, {{word|SHERO}}. |
| − | *{{word|BUBO}}, {{word|ECHO}}, {{word|EDDO}}, {{word|HERO | + | *{{word|BUBO}}, {{word|ECHO}}, {{word|EDDO}}, {{word|HERO}}, {{word|SHMO}}, {{word|VETO}}. |
*{{word|GO}}, {{word|JO}}, {{word|NO}}. | *{{word|GO}}, {{word|JO}}, {{word|NO}}. | ||
==-ES and -S== | ==-ES and -S== | ||
| − | Note that some of these, like {{word|ZERO}} | + | Note that some of these, like {{word|ZERO}}, take {{word|-ES}} in the verb form and {{word|-S}} in the noun form – but for the purposes of the game this is just as useful. |
| − | *{{word|FANDANGO}}, {{word|FLAMINGO}}, {{word|INNUENDO}}, {{word|INTAGLIO}}. | + | |
| + | *{{word|FANDANGO}}, {{word|FLAMINGO}}, {{word|GUSTNADO}}, {{word|INNUENDO}}, {{word|INTAGLIO}}. | ||
*{{word|GAMBADO}}, {{word|MEMENTO}}, {{word|MULATTO}}, {{word|PORTICO}}, {{word|TORNADO}}, {{word|VOLCANO}}, {{word|WENDIGO}}, {{word|WINDIGO}}. | *{{word|GAMBADO}}, {{word|MEMENTO}}, {{word|MULATTO}}, {{word|PORTICO}}, {{word|TORNADO}}, {{word|VOLCANO}}, {{word|WENDIGO}}, {{word|WINDIGO}}. | ||
| − | *{{word|DRONGO}}, {{word|ERYNGO}}, {{word|FRESCO}}, {{word|GHETTO}}, {{word|GINGKO}}, {{word|GINKGO}}, {{word|GROTTO}}, {{word|HONCHO}}, {{word|INDIGO}}, {{word|PEDALO}}, {{word|TUXEDO}}, {{word|VIRAGO}}, {{word|WHACKO}}. | + | *{{word|CALICO}}, {{word|DRONGO}}, {{word|ERYNGO}}, {{word|FRESCO}}, {{word|GHETTO}}, {{word|GINGKO}}, {{word|GINKGO}}, {{word|GROTTO}}, {{word|HONCHO}}, {{word|INDIGO}}, {{word|PEDALO}}, {{word|RELIGO}}, {{word|TUXEDO}}, {{word|VIRAGO}}, {{word|WHACKO}}. |
| − | *{{word|BANJO}}, {{word|BILBO | + | *{{word|BANJO}}, {{word|BILBO}}, {{word|BRAVO}}, {{word|BUCKO}}, {{word|BUNCO}}, {{word|CARGO}}, {{word|DILDO}}, {{word|DINGO}}, {{word|DISCO}}, {{word|FUNGO}}, {{word|GECKO}}, {{word|HALLO}}, {{word|HELLO}}, {{word|HULLO}}, {{word|JUNCO}}, {{word|KIDDO}}, {{word|LASSO}}, {{word|LINGO}}, {{word|LITHO}}, {{word|MAMBO}}, {{word|MANGO}}, {{word|MOTTO}}, {{word|PHOTO}}, {{word|PINKO}}, {{word|RADIO}}, {{word|SALVO}}, {{word|SEPPO}}, {{word|TANGO}}, {{word|WACKO}}, {{word|WALDO}}, {{word|YOBBO}}. |
| − | *{{word|COHO}}, {{word|DAGO}}, {{word|DIDO}}, {{word|DODO}}, {{word|HALO}}, {{word|HOBO}}, {{word|KAYO}}, {{word|POGO}}, {{word|SOLO}}, {{word|UNDO}}, {{word|ZERO}}. | + | *{{word|COHO}}, {{word|DAGO}}, {{word|DIDO}}, {{word|DODO}}, {{word|HALO}}, {{word|HOBO}}, {{word|KAYO}}, {{word|POGO}}, {{word|REDO}}, {{word|SILO}}, {{word|SOLO}}, {{word|UNDO}}, {{word|ZERO}}. |
*{{word|DO}}, {{word|HO}}. | *{{word|DO}}, {{word|HO}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 16 September 2024
Nouns ending in -O are generally pluralised by adding an -S. A small number of exceptions to this exist, which are listed below. These are considered separately from irregular plurals.
-ES only
- MOSQUITO, RENEGADO.
- BEEFALO, BUFFALO, EMBARGO, TORPEDO, UNDERGO.
- BLANCO, DOMINO, FOREDO, FOREGO, OVERDO, POTATO, STUCCO, TOMATO.
- CISCO, FORDO, FORGO, GESSO, JINGO, OUTDO, OUTGO, SCHMO, SHERO.
- BUBO, ECHO, EDDO, HERO, SHMO, VETO.
- GO, JO, NO.
-ES and -S
Note that some of these, like ZERO, take -ES in the verb form and -S in the noun form – but for the purposes of the game this is just as useful.
- FANDANGO, FLAMINGO, GUSTNADO, INNUENDO, INTAGLIO.
- GAMBADO, MEMENTO, MULATTO, PORTICO, TORNADO, VOLCANO, WENDIGO, WINDIGO.
- CALICO, DRONGO, ERYNGO, FRESCO, GHETTO, GINGKO, GINKGO, GROTTO, HONCHO, INDIGO, PEDALO, RELIGO, TUXEDO, VIRAGO, WHACKO.
- BANJO, BILBO, BRAVO, BUCKO, BUNCO, CARGO, DILDO, DINGO, DISCO, FUNGO, GECKO, HALLO, HELLO, HULLO, JUNCO, KIDDO, LASSO, LINGO, LITHO, MAMBO, MANGO, MOTTO, PHOTO, PINKO, RADIO, SALVO, SEPPO, TANGO, WACKO, WALDO, YOBBO.
- COHO, DAGO, DIDO, DODO, HALO, HOBO, KAYO, POGO, REDO, SILO, SOLO, UNDO, ZERO.
- DO, HO.
