Words derived from Latin ending in -tor -umare found with and without
the addition of -s, although an alternative recommended form in the case
of -umis to replace this suffix with -oand treat the word as if it were
Spanish:
el déficit deficit los déficit/s deficits
el currículum curriculum los currículum/s curricula
el currículo curriculum los currículos curricula
The plural of proper nouns
When used with the plural definite article, to designate a group collectively,
proper nouns (or names) generally do not have a plural form (unless the
name itself begins with los/las, as in los Pirineos):
Los Uribe de Colombia se encuentran en todo el mundo.
The Uribes of Colombia are found throughout the world.
In other cases plural forms are used, with the usual exception of names
ending in -zor a final stressed syllable ending in -s:
Viven Velascos en todo el Perú.
Velascos live all over Peru.
Hay pocos Solís y Suárez en Suecia.
There are few Solíses and Suárezes in Sweden.
Nouns which are always plural
Common are the following:
las afueras outskirts las gafas, los spectacles
anteojos [LA]
los alrededores surroundings las tijeras scissors
los auriculares/ headphones las tinieblas dark(ness)
cascos
los celos jealousy las vacaciones holidays
los comestibles foodstuffs los víveres provisions
los espaguetis spaghetti
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