English plurals for nouns ending in -fe typically change to -ves. wife -> wives life -> lives wolf -> wolves knife -> knives loaf -> loaves leaf -> leaves calf -> calves Inglish doesn't change f to v, but it does drop the silent -e on nouns and replace it with an -s for the plural form. When f is next to s, the f is pronounced voiced like v. ɯîfe -> ɯîfs lîfe -> lîfs ɯôlfe -> ɯôlfs nîfe -> nîfs loafe -> loafs lýfe -> lýfs càfe -> càfs