Mouses or mice

In most cases, the plural of mouse is "mice," but more than one computer mouse can also be called "mouses." Mouse can also be a verb in this context, like when you mouse over an icon to select a link.

1. Which is plural mouse or mice?
2. Which is correct mice's or mices?
3. Is there a word mices?
4. What is plural child?
5. Why is the plural of mouse not mouses?
6. Can I say mouses?
7. Is this a mouse or a rat?
8. What is Goose plural?
9. Where does the apostrophe go in mouses?
10. Why are computer mouses called mouses?
11. What is louse plural?
12. What is fly plural?
13. What is the plural form of Fox?
14. What is the plural of fish?
15. Why is the plural of mouse mice but House not Hice?

Which is plural mouse or mice?

noun, plural mice [mahys].

Which is correct mice's or mices?

Therefore, the plural possessive form of 'mouse' is 'mice's'. Note: When a singular noun already ends with an 's', we add only an apostrophe at its end and not an additional 's'. For e.g. The Texas' football team is great.

Is there a word mices?

The plural possessive noun is mice's .

What is plural child?

The plural form of the noun child is: children.

Why is the plural of mouse not mouses?

The problem is that in Old English, some words were made plural by changing the middle of the word rather the end. So the singular "fot" and plural "fet" in Old English became our "foot" and "feet," and the singular "mus" and plural "mys" became "mouse" and "mice."

Can I say mouses?

In most cases, the plural of mouse is "mice," but more than one computer mouse can also be called "mouses." Mouse can also be a verb in this context, like when you mouse over an icon to select a link.

Is this a mouse or a rat?

Mice have thin, slightly hairy tails; rats have a thicker, hairless, scaly tail. The nose of a mouse is triangular in shape; the nose of a rat is more blunt and rounded. Both mice and rats can be brown or gray in color, but rats can also be black. Mice droppings are approximately 1/4 inch long with pointed ends.

What is Goose plural?

noun. \ ˈgüs \ plural geese\ ˈgēs \

Where does the apostrophe go in mouses?

There are a few English nouns that end in the sound /s/ or /z/ but are written with a final –e: mice (mouse) dice (die), geese (goose). Such plural nouns take 's is the possessive form. In other words, the possessive –s is required after a singular word ending in -s but not after a plural word ending in –s.

Why are computer mouses called mouses?

The name “mouse”, was coined at the Stanford Research Institute, derives from the resemblance of early models (which had a cord attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common small rodent of the same name.

What is louse plural?

Definition of louse

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 plural lice\ ˈlīs \

What is fly plural?

fly. noun (1) plural flies. Definition of fly (Entry 2 of 6)

What is the plural form of Fox?

noun, plural fox·es, (especially collectively) fox.

What is the plural of fish?

See the full definition for fish in the English Language Learners Dictionary. fish. noun. \ ˈfish \ plural fish or fishes.

Why is the plural of mouse mice but House not Hice?

The plural of mouse is mice, and the plural of louse is lice. Why is the plural form of house not hice? According to Merriam-Webster, the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loanword).