Kernowek/Grammar

Kernowek plurals

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In Kernowek, plural morphology on nouns denote that there is more than one of something.

There are at least three numbers in Kernowek, singular, plural and dual. The tag for a noun should be <n>, and singular and plural should be <sg> , <pl> and <du> respectively.

Regular plurals

Regular plurals are formed with the addition of «s» or «es».

• Nouns ending in «s», «ch», «x», or «z» take the suffix «es»:
  • box<n><pl> ↔ boxes
  • match<n><pl> ↔ matches
  • kiss<n><pl> ↔ kisses
• Otherwise the suffix is «s»:
  • snake<n><pl> ↔ snakes
  • window<n><pl> ↔ windows
  • boy<n><pl> ↔ boys
• Nouns that end in «o» are unpredictable: some take «s» and some take «es»:
  • potato<n><pl> ↔ potatoes
  • piano<n><pl> ↔ pianos