Plural of donkey
regular plural
The plural of donkey is donkeys.
Forms of donkey
| Singular | donkey /ˈdɒŋ.ki/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | donkeys |
| Countable | countable |
Donkeys in a sentence
- This probably includes: talking donkeys, gods, flying dragons, garden fairies, vampires, sparklepires, ghosts, and Harry Potter.2012 April 2, Kermit [username], “Re: I am now a Creationist”, in talk.origins (Usenet). From the entry sparklepire
- I must have popped too many; the Iowa donkeys are starting to bray in my ears.2010, Loren Berengere, Satirical Denouncements of the Wicked Americans and We Anti-Matriarchalists, page 98. From the entry pompatus
- Vinge said, it’s possible that artificial post-humans would use us the way we’ve used oxen and donkeys.2008 August 26, John Tierney, quoting Vernor Vinge, “Technology That Outthinks Us: A Partner or a Master?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry posthuman
- Once people learn the true facts they will no longer want to be "blindfolded donkeys."2006 October 6, Fang Hong, “The CCP Policy of Treating People Like "Blindfolded Donkeys" No Longer Works”, in Minghui. From the entry blindfolded
- Jesus treats his disciples as yokefellows rather than as camels and donkeys to be loaded down (23:4).1999, David E Garland, Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel. From the entry yokefellow
Meaning of donkey
- noun A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- noun A stubborn person.
- noun A fool.
Questions about the plural of donkey
- What is the plural of donkey?
- The plural of donkey is donkeys.
- Is donkey countable?
- Donkey is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: donkey (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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