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Plural of ave

regular plural

The plural of ave is aves.

Forms of ave

Singularave /ˈɑːveɪ/
Pluralaves
Countablecountable

Aves in a sentence

  • Alf was that rarest of rarae aves of the underclass.2017, Mercedes Lackey, chapter 2, in A Scandal in Battersea (Elemental Masters; 13; DAW Book Collectors; no. 1758), New York, N.Y.: DAW…. From the entry rara avis
  • Yet semblable Her mild voice Is, to that blissful sound, in Summer drought ; Of pettering rain, on léaves of parched Earths dust.1916, Charles M. Doughty, The Titans, London: Duckworth & Co., page 106. From the entry petter

Meaning of ave

  1. noun A salutation.
  2. noun An Ave Maria.
  3. interjection A reverential salutation.

Full definition of ave

Questions about the plural of ave

What is the plural of ave?
The plural of ave is aves.
Is ave countable?
Ave is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ave (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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