diff --git a/components/NounForm.vue b/components/NounForm.vue
index 51a4e8a24..a55fbf290 100644
--- a/components/NounForm.vue
+++ b/components/NounForm.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <div>
         <div v-for="(synonym, i) in val" :key="i" class="input-group input-group-sm p-1">
             <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="val[i]" required ref="inp" maxlength="24">
-            <div v-if="i" class="input-group-append">
+            <div v-if="i || !required" class="input-group-append">
                 <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm" @click="remove(i)">
                     <Icon v="times"/>
                 </button>
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     export default {
         props: {
             value: {required: true},
+            required: {type: Boolean}
         },
         data() {
             return {
diff --git a/components/NounSubmitForm.vue b/components/NounSubmitForm.vue
index 0a40394bb..b6e2ca1e0 100644
--- a/components/NounSubmitForm.vue
+++ b/components/NounSubmitForm.vue
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@
                             <span class="d-md-none">⁖ <T>nouns.pluralShort</T></span>
                         </th>
                         <td>
-                            <NounForm v-model="form.mascPl"/>
+                            <NounForm v-model="form.mascPl" :required="config.nouns.pluralsRequired"/>
                         </td>
                         <td>
-                            <NounForm v-model="form.femPl"/>
+                            <NounForm v-model="form.femPl" :required="config.nouns.pluralsRequired"/>
                         </td>
                         <td>
-                            <NounForm v-model="form.neutrPl"/>
+                            <NounForm v-model="form.neutrPl" :required="config.nouns.pluralsRequired"/>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     </tbody>
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@
                     masc: [''],
                     fem: [''],
                     neutr: [''],
-                    mascPl: [''],
-                    femPl: [''],
-                    neutrPl: [''],
+                    mascPl: this.config.nouns.pluralsRequired ? [''] : [],
+                    femPl: this.config.nouns.pluralsRequired ? [''] : [],
+                    neutrPl: this.config.nouns.pluralsRequired ? [''] : [],
                     base: null,
                 },
                 submitting: false,
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@
                     masc: [''],
                     fem: [''],
                     neutr: [''],
-                    mascPl: [''],
-                    femPl: [''],
-                    neutrPl: [''],
+                    mascPl: this.config.nouns.pluralsRequired ? [''] : [],
+                    femPl: this.config.nouns.pluralsRequired ? [''] : [],
+                    neutrPl: this.config.nouns.pluralsRequired ? [''] : [],
                     base: null,
                 };
                 this.templateVisible = false;
diff --git a/locale/en/config.suml b/locale/en/config.suml
index 07385f0a6..c1c53efed 100644
--- a/locale/en/config.suml
+++ b/locale/en/config.suml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ nouns:
     route: 'dictionary'
     collapsable: false
     plurals: true
+    pluralsRequired: false
     declension: false
     submit: true
     templates: true
diff --git a/locale/en/translations.suml b/locale/en/translations.suml
index 2b4197cb5..482249eb6 100644
--- a/locale/en/translations.suml
+++ b/locale/en/translations.suml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ faq:
                     Because addressing people in the way they want to be addressed is the basis of social relations.
                     You wouldn't call Ashley “Samantha”, you wouldn't drop “sir”/“madam” when addressing your supervisor, etc.
                     And there's people who don't want to be called either “{/he=he}” or “{/she=she}”.
-                    If you don't accept that, if only shows you in bad light.
+                    If you don't accept that, it only shows <em>you</em> in bad light.
                 - >
                     “Strange pronouns” are just a matter of getting used to.
         how-to-know:
diff --git a/locale/pl/config.suml b/locale/pl/config.suml
index 7a34bdde4..9ec829c2d 100644
--- a/locale/pl/config.suml
+++ b/locale/pl/config.suml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ nouns:
     route: 'słownik'
     collapsable: true
     plurals: true
+    pluralsRequired: true
     declension: true
     submit: true
     templates: true
diff --git a/server/routes/nouns.js b/server/routes/nouns.js
index e65eb6839..24ce5d5e4 100644
--- a/server/routes/nouns.js
+++ b/server/routes/nouns.js
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ router.get('/nouns/:word.png', async (req, res) => {
     ['masc', 'fem', 'neutr'].forEach((form, column) => {
         let i = 0;
         for (let [key, symbol] of [['', '⋅'], ['Pl', '⁖']])
-        noun[form + key].split('|').forEach(part => {
+        noun[form + key].split('|').filter(x => x.length).forEach(part => {
             context.fillText(symbol + ' ' + part, column * (width - 2 * padding) / 3 + padding, 244 + i * 48);
             i++;
         });
diff --git a/src/classes.js b/src/classes.js
index f78059705..16dd91f0f 100644
--- a/src/classes.js
+++ b/src/classes.js
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ export class Noun {
         this.masc = masc.split('|');
         this.fem = fem.split('|');
         this.neutr = neutr.split('|');
-        this.mascPl = mascPl.split('|');
-        this.femPl = femPl.split('|');
-        this.neutrPl = neutrPl.split('|');
+        this.mascPl = mascPl ? mascPl.split('|') : [];
+        this.femPl = femPl ? femPl.split('|') : [];
+        this.neutrPl = neutrPl ? neutrPl.split('|') : [];
         this.approved = !!approved;
         this.base = base_id;
     }