Plural of farthing
regular plural
The plural of farthing is farthings.
Forms of farthing
| Singular | farthing /ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | farthings |
| Countable | countable |
Farthings in a sentence
- The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till.2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian. From the entry twenty
Meaning of farthing
- noun A quarter of any monetary unit or measure.
- noun Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
- noun A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
Questions about the plural of farthing
- What is the plural of farthing?
- The plural of farthing is farthings.
- Is farthing countable?
- Farthing is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: farthing (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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