donkeys
SayDONG-keezUS/ˈdɑŋkiz/UK/ˈdɒŋkiz/
- 1Plural of donkey.
Several donkeys carried supplies up the steep mountain trail.
Farmers in the region rely on donkeys to haul water across long distances.
Note
A regular plural, and a reminder that a vowel before final -y keeps the -y: donkey gives donkeys, as monkey gives monkeys, while a consonant before -y turns it to -ies, as in pony and ponies. The plural carries every meaning of the singular, so it can just as easily name stubborn people, fools, small auxiliary engines, or, in poker slang, weak players at the table.
donkeys is a form of donkey
donkey, noun: A domesticated hoofed animal, Equus asinus, related to and smaller than the horse. Full entry
- Forms
- donkeydonkeys plural
- Spelling
- donkey → donkeys: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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