Plural of stable
regular plural
The plural of stable is stables.
Forms of stable
| Singular | stable /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stables |
| Countable | countable |
Stables in a sentence
- There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.
- The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom.From the entry runner
- She ordered him upstairs immediately to clean the Augean stables of his bedroom.From the entry Augean stables
- Please rake out the stables tomorrow.From the entry rake out
- The milkery, bakery, horse stables and pig sties were all burned out.2013, Martin W. Bowman, A Bridge Too Far?, Pen & Sword Aviation, →ISBN. From the entry milkery
Meaning of stable
- noun A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
- noun All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
- noun A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
Questions about the plural of stable
- What is the plural of stable?
- The plural of stable is stables.
- Is stable countable?
- Stable is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stable (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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