Plural of guinea
regular plural
The plural of guinea is guineas.
Forms of guinea
| Singular | guinea /ˈɡɪni/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | guineas |
| Countable | countable |
Guineas in a sentence
- The guineas peeped complainingly, the goslings waddled into all the puddles and came back to chill my skin.1944, Emily Carr, “Brooding and Homing”, in The House of All Sorts
- Of all he had received from Lady Bellaston, not above five guineas remained and that very morning he had been dunned by a tradesman for twice that sum.From the entry dun
- Let’s say ten thousand pounds or guineas: could that buy a silentious disposition, sir?”2013, M. P. Wright, chapter 39, in Heartman,, Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing, page 341. From the entry silentious
- Hymies and guineas used menticide, economicide, crime, agitcide, agricide, and other things.2012, Willis Bryant, Cold Blood, page 115. From the entry economicide
- Christ, rum at seven guineas an anker isn't meant to be dropped like pig iron!"1938 April, C[ecil] S[cott] Forester [pseudonym; Cecil Louis Troughton Smith], chapter V, in A Ship of the Line, Greenwich edition…. From the entry ham-fisted
Meaning of guinea
- noun A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
- noun Synonym of guinea fowl.
- noun A person of Italian descent.
Questions about the plural of guinea
- What is the plural of guinea?
- The plural of guinea is guineas.
- Is guinea countable?
- Guinea is a countable noun.
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