-(s)

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Added to the end of a singular noun (which normally uses the suffix -s to become plural) to indicate that the noun represents an unknown number which may be one or more than one.
suffix
  1. Added to the end of a verb in place of the suffix -s when the subject of the verb may be one or more than one.

Word forms

-(s)

Etymology

From -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns) and ( ) (encloses optional variants or variant elements).

Related words

-s
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