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Plural of forma

irregular plural

The plural of forma is formae or formas.

Forms of forma

Singularforma /ˈfɔː.mə/
Pluralformae /ˈfɔː.miː/
formas /ˈfɔː.məz/
Countablecountable

Meaning of forma

  1. noun Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).

Full definition of forma

Nouns ending in -a: plural -ae

Questions about the plural of forma

What is the plural of forma?
The plural of forma is formae or formas.
Which is correct, formae or formas?
Both are used. formas is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is forma countable?
Forma is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forma (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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