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Rh The nominative plural, as a general rule, is formed by adding  to the genitive singular. A few form their nominative plural by adding to the gen. sing. This is accompanied with syncope, as in, friends; , enemies; , smiths; and , rivers, which are the plurals of , , , and , or.

Some others form the nominative plural by attenuating the genitive singular, as in, ducks; , hounds; , twenty; , sheep; , neighbours.

The genitive plural is exactly like the genitive singular.

Examples.