Plural of newt
regular plural
The plural of newt is newts.
Forms of newt
| Singular | newt /ˈnjuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | newts |
| Countable | countable |
Newts in a sentence
- Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.2018 April 21, Sara Hudston, The Guardian. From the entry asker
- During some wet years you may be privy to viewing an armada of newts, as they are collectively called.2024 January 29, Kathleen Scavone, “Discover Napa Valley's diverse wildlife on a winter walk”, in Napa Valley Focus, archived from the…. From the entry armada
- My best subject was the nature table, because I brought in the shiversome newts with their uterine flanged backs.2016, A. A. Gill, Pour Me a Life. From the entry noticeably
- Even later, around 29 million years ago, some salamandrids reached Asia, and they in turn gave rise to the fire-bellied newts, paddle-tailed newts, and other Asian types.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 35. From the entry fire-bellied newt
Meaning of newt
- noun A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
- verb To turn (someone) into a newt, especially by magic.
- verb To (usually temporarily) expel a user from a MUD or similar system.
Questions about the plural of newt
- What is the plural of newt?
- The plural of newt is newts.
- Is newt countable?
- Newt is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: newt (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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