Origin: Latin suffix -al
Plural has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
"The teacher asked us to change the singular noun into its plural form before we could finish our grammar exercise."
The plural number. In English, referring to more than one of something.
"The plural form of the word includes an 's' at the end when talking about more than one item."
composed of more than one member, set, or kind
"The plural species found in that rainforest include jaguars, poison dart frogs, and orchids."
grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
"The plural form of their name ends in an s, indicating there are multiple people involved."
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
"The plural version of that file contains all the photos from our entire trip, not just a single shot."
The word comes from the Latin plūrālis, which originally meant "belonging to more than one." This Latin term was formed by combining plūs ("more") with the suffix -ālis.