Template:Plural

{{Plural}} handles pluralization for most creature types and artifact types. It outputs the plural form of the singular-form input provided, assuming that subtype is either in this template's type list, or follows the typical English plural rule of simply adding 's' at the end.

This template works by looking up the type, not string analysis. The known types are categorized into one of the choices below to produce the correct modification. The first rule below (-s) is applied by default if the type is not found. (Since that rule does work for most words, this template does not have to be updated with every new subtype added to the game.)

The examples below are also test cases. The "two" form of each word is formed by calling {{plural}}, so the examples seen are direct results of the template.

Plural	Rule	Example
Standard	add an '-s' in most cases	One bat, two bats
Standard	add an '-es' if word ends with an 's' sound	One fox, two foxes
Irregular	plural = singular	One fish, fwo fish
Irregular	add an '-en' if word ends with an 's' sound	One ox, two oxen
Irregular	'-man' becomes '-men'	One cyberman, two cybermen
Irregular	'-f' becomes '-ves'	One elf, two elves
Irregular	'-y' becomes '-ies'	One ally, two allies
Irregular	'-ouse' becomes '-ice'	One mouse, two mice
Greek	'-s' becomes '-es'	One cyclops, two cyclopes
Latin	'-us' becomes '-i'	One fungus, two fungi

This template is a dependency of {{linkcat}} and, in turn, {{Infobox character}} and {{Infobox artifact}}.