Plural of kinsman
irregular plural
The plural of kinsman is kinsmen.
Forms of kinsman
| Singular | kinsman [ˈkʰɪnz.mən] |
|---|---|
| Plural | kinsmen |
| Countable | countable |
Kinsmen in a sentence
- In commanding this ritual, agnatic kinsmen outranked maternal and uxorial kinsmen.2007, Leor Halevi, “The Politics of Burial and Tomb Construction”, in Muhammad’s Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society, New…. From the entry uxorial
- The body is washed by kinswomen, and dressed by kinsmen, who also bury it.2007, Jay Miller, Keresan Pueblos and Chaco Canyon Speculations on Language Identity, Puebloan Cultures, and Southwestern Prehistory…. From the entry Keres
- “Or mayhap he didnae want the trouble it could bring him whene'er he went home or visited his kinsmen.”2009, Hannah Howell, Highland Champion, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry whene'er
Meaning of kinsman
- noun A male relative.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of kinsman
- What is the plural of kinsman?
- The plural of kinsman is kinsmen.
- Is kinsman countable?
- Kinsman is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kinsman (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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