Plural of grotto
regular plural
The plural of grotto is grottos or grottoes.
Forms of grotto
| Singular | grotto /ˈɡɹɒt.əʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | grottos grottoes |
| Countable | countable |
Grottos and grottoes in a sentence
- By the mid-1940s members of local grottos (regional clubs of cavers within the National Speleological Society) were exploring Porcupine Cave (Bloch, 1946).2004, Anthony D. Barnosky, Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle Pleistocene: The Porcupine Cave Fauna from Colorado
- Along the coast of France, Lithothamnion lenormandi growing in dark grottos is sterile while in the same grotto, some other species will be able to fruitify while others are sterile.1954, Jesse Harlan Johnson, An Introduction to the Study of Rock Building Algae and Algal Limestones. From the entry fruitify
- It comes from two French words: rocaille, meaning the irregular rockwork used to decorate fountains and grottoes, and coquillage, shell motifs.2008 May 9, Wendy Moonan, “Rococo Eye-Openers at Two Auction Houses”, in New York Times. From the entry rockwork
Meaning of grotto
- noun A small cave.
- noun An artificial cavern-like retreat.
- noun A Marian shrine, usually built in a cavern-like structure.
Questions about the plural of grotto
- What is the plural of grotto?
- The plural of grotto is grottos or grottoes.
- Which is correct, grottos or grottoes?
- Both are used. grottoes is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is grotto countable?
- Grotto is a countable noun.
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