3. Those whose termination is eau append x in the plural, as:
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Singular. beau, nouveau, |
Plural. beaux, beautiful. nouveaux, new. |
4. Those ending in al change this into aux, as:
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Singular. libéral, rural, |
Plural. libéraux, liberal. ruraux, rural. |
5. N. B.--The following, though ending in al, come under the general rule:
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Singular. amical, bancal, fatal, final, frugal, filial, glacial, |
Plural. amicals, friendly. bancals, bandy-legged. fatals, fatal. finals, final. frugals, frugal. filials, filial. glacials, frozen, icy. |
Singular. initial, labial, matinal, médial, naval, penal, théatral, |
Plural. initials, initial. labials, labial. matinals, early. médials, medial. navals, naval. penals, penal. théatrals, theatrical. |
§ 16. Comparison.
1. Examples will best show this feature of the language.
Aussi ... que ..., as ... as ..., as much ... as ...; si ... que ..., as ... as ...; autant ... que ..., tant ... que ..., as much ... as ..., so much ... as ...