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Why plural of foot is feet?
The plural of foot always was feet; we inherited the word from West Germanic, which seems to have had a lot more plurals where the vowel changed than English does today. The word for “foot” in German is Fuß (rhyming with “moose”); the plural is Füße.
Is feet a regular plural noun?
There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below….Examples.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| foot | feet |
| person | people |
| leaf | leaves |
| mouse | mice |
What is plural man?
man. noun. \ ˈman \ plural men\ ˈmen \
What is the plural of feat?
Word forms: plural feats.
Is it 4 foot or 4 feet?
The addition of “tall” is not required in everyday conversation. For all other meanings of “foot,” we use “foot” for the singular form and “feet” for the plural.
Is it 5 feet or 5 foot?
You’re absolutely right about ‘five foot tall’; if you’re talking to someone or writing and don’t need to be formal, saying that you’re ‘five foot tall’ is fine. However, to say you are ‘five feet tall’ is correct and is probably safer when you’re writing in English.
Is it two foot or two feet?
Message: ‘foot’ is the singular form of ‘feet’.
Is mice singular or plural?
noun, plural mice [mahys].
What is wife plural?
The plural of wife is wives.
What do you mean by foot?
1 : the end part of the leg of an animal or person : the part of an animal on which it stands or moves. 2 : a unit of length equal to twelve inches (about .3 meter) 3 : the lowest or end part of something foot of a hill foot of the bed.
What is feat short for?
An abbreviation for featuring, used in credit lists to indicate a guest appearance (common in music)
Do you say 8 feet or 8 foot?
Is Foot singular or plural?
Feet is actually the plural form of the singular noun foot. In that sense look at the following example. Henrietta put her left foot into the stream while her brother put his feet at once into the cold water.
Which one is plural feet or foot?
Feet is the plural form of foot. Foot is the singular form of feet. Feet is generally used with plural measurements. Foot is also used with plural measurements, especially in spoken language and when the measurement acts as an adjective. Feet is not used with plural measurements when the measurement acts as a modifier.
What is the correct abbreviation for foot?
The foot (pl. feet; abbreviation: ft; symbol: ′, the prime symbol) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement.
What type of noun is the word foot?
4. countable noun. A foot is a unit for measuring length, height, or depth, and is equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres. When you are giving measurements, the form ‘foot’ is often used as the plural instead of the plural form ‘feet’. This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet.