Plural of bookshelf
irregular plural
The plural of bookshelf is bookshelves.
Forms of bookshelf
| Singular | bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bookshelves |
| Countable | countable |
Bookshelves in a sentence
- Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.1902, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, 2nd edition, page 102
- There was just a bed, a wardrobe and some bookshelves.From the entry there
- After several visits from his darling nephews, Mike's bookshelves were childproof; all breakables and valuable books had been moved out of reach.From the entry childproof
- These four problems, spaghettiing through our minds and bookshelves, make for crippling limitations of literary sensibility.2005, John Lennard, “Punctuation”, in The Poetry Handbook: A Guide to Reading Poetry for Pleasure and Practical Criticism, 2nd edition…. From the entry spaghetti
- Bookshelves groan under the bloated weight of tomes detailing Great Straight Marriages.1979 February 10, John Mitzel, “Crimes of Passion”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 13. From the entry groan
Meaning of bookshelf
- noun A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
Nouns ending in -f: plural -ves
Questions about the plural of bookshelf
- What is the plural of bookshelf?
- The plural of bookshelf is bookshelves.
- Is bookshelf countable?
- Bookshelf is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bookshelf (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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