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

By Anne on 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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