Plural of pelvis
regular plural
The plural of pelvis is pelvises or pelves.
Forms of pelvis
| Singular | pelvis /ˈpɛlvɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pelvises pelves |
| Countable | countable |
Pelvises and pelves in a sentence
- Women's pelvises are wider, so wider saddles will support your sit bones more adequately.2012, Dawn Foster, The Guardian, Bike Blog, 3 Apr 2012. From the entry sit bone
- The only thing that might make me play is if you get bonus points for either broken pelvises or fatal rodeo-clown gorings.2004, Mark St. Amant, Committed: Confessions of a Fantasy Football Junkie, page 15. From the entry goring
- The reason is unclear, although it may have been done to break the connection between the pelves at the pubis symphysis.2003, Kathy Reichs, Bare Bones, →ISBN. From the entry pelve
- By the time Homo erectus cruised the landscape looking back, our ancestors had S-shaped spines, short broad pelves, and heads sitting on top of their necks.2003, Kathy Reichs, Bare Bones, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry pelves
Meaning of pelvis
- noun The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
- noun The pelvic region of the human body.
- noun A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.
Questions about the plural of pelvis
- What is the plural of pelvis?
- The plural of pelvis is pelvises or pelves.
- Which is correct, pelvises or pelves?
- Both are used. pelvises is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is pelvis countable?
- Pelvis is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pelvis (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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