-es
/-əz/suffix
Elementary
1
ch, when pronounced as /tʃ/: glitch→glitches (but psych→psychs)
2
j: hajj→hajjes (j is only final in loan words raj, hajj)
3
s: bus→buses, Jones → Joneses; waltz → waltzes; yes → yeses.
4
x: box→boxes; crux → cruces
5
z: buzz → buzzes
6
sh: ash→ashes
7
Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a consonant (or qu) + y
8
Used for form the plural of some nouns that end in a consonant + o
9
Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in /sp/, /st/, /sk/
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