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There is a tendency to make the plural of all substantives except masculine monosyllables end in -an.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Thus, whilst O. Irish possesses five cases the Brythonic dialects have only one, and they have further lost the neuter gender and the dual number in substantives.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

And “epithets that will serve for any substantives, either in this part or the next.”

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

Having remarked that it was always employed with these substantives, it naturally struck her that its proper place would be among them.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

Our vowel terminations amount but to one-fourth of the language; all substantives closing in hard consonants were to have a final vowel, and the consonant was to be omitted after the vowel.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac