Plural of nouns ending in –EU –ŒU –AU –EAU

January 10th, 2010

Plural of nouns ending in –EU –ŒU –AU –EAU

Le pluriel des noms en –EU –ŒU –AU -EAU

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le cheveu — les cheveux

le tuyau — les tuyaux

Words ending in –EU –ŒU –AU -EAU form their plural by adding an –X.

Exceptions

bleu — bleus — newbie

landau — landaus — baby/carriage

lieu[1] — lieus — pollock

pneu — pneus — tire

sarrau — sarraus — smock

[1] When LIEU means PLACE, the plural is regular: un lieu = a place – des lieux = places

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