Foreign
Plural forms
These nouns have irregular
plural forms. They often make their plurals
according to the rules of
the language they were taken from (e.g. Latin or Greek).
Sometimes there is more than one plural form
possible
or these forms have
different meanings. Always use a good dictionary
when using foreign plurals.
Here are some examples.
Singular
|
Plural
|
analysis
|
analyses
|
appendix
|
appendixes/appendices
|
axis
|
axes
|
basis
|
bases
|
cactus
|
cactuses/cacti
|
criterion
|
criteria
|
datum
|
data
|
diagnosis
|
diagnoses
|
index
|
indexes/indices
|
medium
|
mediums/media
|
oasis
|
oases
|
octopus
|
octopuses/octopi
|
phenomenon
|
phenomena
|
syllabus
|
syllabuses/syllabi
|
thesis
|
theses
|
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