"-(s)" meaning in All languages combined

See -(s) on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Forms: - (s) [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -(s), {{en-suffix}} -(s)
  1. Added to the end of a singular noun (which normally uses the suffix -s to become plural) to indicate the noun represents an unknown number which may be one or more than one. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--(s)-en-suffix-wKUaLENp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. Added to the end of a verb in place of the suffix -s when the subject of the verb may be one or more than one. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--(s)-en-suffix-Qsb2zagj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -s

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