Plural of cyclops
irregular plural
The plural of cyclops is cyclops, cyclopes or cyclopses.
Forms of cyclops
| Singular | cyclops /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cyclops /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ cyclopes /saɪˈkloʊ.piz/ cyclopses |
| Countable | countable |
Cyclopes and cyclopses in a sentence
- A pair of new studies suggest a strange beginning: Our invertebrate ancestors 560 million years ago were cyclopes, with a single eye at the top of their head, scientists now propose, that only later split in two.2026 February 23, Carl Zimmer, “The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One. Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate...
Meaning of cyclops
- noun A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
- noun A one-eyed creature of any species.
- noun A person with only one working eye.
Plural the same as the singular
Questions about the plural of cyclops
- What is the plural of cyclops?
- The plural of cyclops is cyclops, cyclopes or cyclopses.
- Which is correct, cyclopes or cyclopses?
- Both are used. cyclopes is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is cyclops countable?
- Cyclops is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cyclops (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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