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Why is sheep plural not sheeps?<br />sheep (plural sheep) sheep (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis)<br />The Old English form of sheep was scēp (among a few others), a neuter noun, whose historical plural ended in u. After the loss of this ending, the singular and the plural merged; hence one sheep ~ many sheep today.04-Oct-2017<br />People also ask<br />Is there a plural for sheep?<br />Is sheep or sheeps plural?<br />Why is sheep plural not sheeps?<br />The Old English form of sheep was scēp (among a few others), a neuter noun, whose historical plural ended in u. After the loss of this ending, the singular and the plural merged; hence one sheep ~ many sheep today.04-Oct-2017<br />https://blog.oup.com › 2017/10 › et...<br />Sheep and lambs on an etymological gallows | OUPblog<br />More results<br />Is it correct to say sheeps?<br />It is not correct to say “sheeps.” The plural of “sheep” is “sheep.” We say “sheep,” whether it is one sheep, two sheep, or a million sheep! It is one of the many irregular plural nouns in English and does not follow the regular rules for plurals.26-Sept-2021

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