Plural of coot
regular plural
The plural of coot is coots.
Forms of coot
| Singular | coot /kuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | coots /kuːts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Coots in a sentence
- "Two coots and a pintail flew low over the stream and splash-landed a few yards away."2015, C. R. Bryan, The Vale of Unika: The Six Inversions of Purpose. From the entry splash-land
- Nearer to the water pink-footed geese and white-faced coots paraded in the groves of rhus and bamboo.1971, Iris Murdoch, An Accidental Man, page 120. From the entry parade
- Many were the coots, quandies, sheldrakes and loons that my father and the captain brought home from the Gurnet gunning trips.1916, Edmund Brownell Weston, In memoriam, my father and my mother. From the entry quandy
- Then somebody tells him it's the duckin' season down to Setuckit P'int, and he says he'll spend his day off, while the boss is away, massycreein' the coots there.2012, various, chapter 13, in The Boy Scouts Book of Stories, unnumbered page. From the entry p'int
Meaning of coot
- noun Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- noun A foolish or eccentric fellow.
- noun Body louse (Pediculus humanus).
Questions about the plural of coot
- What is the plural of coot?
- The plural of coot is coots.
- Is coot countable?
- Coot is a countable noun.
Source and license
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