Plural of loaf
irregular plural
The plural of loaf is loaves.
Forms of loaf
| Singular | loaf /ləʊf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | loaves |
| Countable | countable |
Loaves in a sentence
- It runs for 17331 generations before stabilizing as 136 blinkers, 109 blocks, 65 beehives, 18 loaves, 18 boats, 7 ships, 4 tubs, 3 ponds, 2 toads, and 40 gliders.1989 November 20, Dean Hickerson, “Life: glider gun origin”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)
- Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.From the entry pull
- Would it taste sweet and buttery like Isao’s freshly baked loaves?2022, Julie Abe, Alliana, Girl of Dragons, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN. From the entry anmitsu
- Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).2015, Andrea Chesman, The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How. From the entry squishy
- The leftover dough from the loaves would be rolled out with a handless, wooden, rolling pin.2006, Elsieferne V. Stout, Dundy County Babe, page 44. From the entry handless
Meaning of loaf
- noun A block of bread after baking.
- noun Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
- noun A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
Nouns ending in -f: plural -ves
Questions about the plural of loaf
- What is the plural of loaf?
- The plural of loaf is loaves.
- Is loaf countable?
- Loaf is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: loaf (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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