what's the plural of lullaby?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hey all,

I came to think about the plural of lullaby(e) if there is any, is there?

Who can help me out on this great challenge.

Thanks in advance

Michael

PS. just responding I can… don´t match my request. :slight_smile:

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I can.

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Oh, and it is lullabies.

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The singular is lullaby and the plural is lullabies. Try to find a grammar book or a dictionary. I recommend Collins-Cobuild.
Singular nouns ending -y often end in-ies in plural, like story- stories/ ruby-rubies.

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Hi,

I have known about the conversion of the y into ie when building the plural of a noun. I, only saw an American- native spelling lullaby (e) with an e at its end and that was what made me wonder. If the last letter of a word is an e after y does the conversion work then , too?

Is there, or does anyone know, a word that ends …“ye” and how is its plural´s ending?

Thanks in advance

Michael

[color=blue]Oh…, by the way, thank you for responding to Cerberus :smiley: and Detlef

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If a word ends with “-ye”, it doesn’t end with “-y”, so it should get a regular s: eyes, goodbyes. Note that there are few words that end with “-ye” in modern spelling.

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aye :slight_smile:

Thanks cerberus