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Latin
[edit]- nominative: subject[1]
- genitive: possessor[2]
- dative: receiver
- accusative: direct object[3]
- ablative: object of a preposition
- vocative: addressed
Note: Terms in green added by this user. Terms in purple added by other users inspired by this user. Terms in orange are not real terms.
Set 1
[edit]Set 2
[edit]Subset A
[edit]Subset B
[edit]Set 3
[edit]m‑ (me) | th‑ | ee |
m‑ | th‑ | ine |
m‑ (i) | th‑ | ou |
m‑ | th‑ | y |
m‑ | th‑ | yself |
Set 4
[edit]n‑ | either |
n‑ | even |
n‑ | ever |
n‑ | once |
n‑ | one |
n‑ | or |
n‑ | ought |
Set 5
[edit]Set 6
[edit]Set 7
[edit]any‑ | some‑ | no‑ |
who | who | who |
what | what | what |
when | when | when |
where | where | where |
why | why | why |
how | how | how |
Set 8
[edit]all‑ | any‑ | none‑ | some‑ | theless |
all‑ | any‑ | none‑ | some‑ | themore |
all‑ | any‑ | none‑ | some‑ | thesame |
Set 9
[edit]in‑ | out‑ | come |
Set 10
[edit]Other
[edit]would have had / would have had not / would have not had / would have not had not / would not have had / would not have had not / would not have not had / would not have not had not / you / you all
- but's
- can've / can't / can't've
- daren't
- daredn't
- didn't
- d'you / d'y'all
- had'd / hadn't
- has'd / hasn't
- have'd / haven't
- hers're / hers'd / hers's / hers've / hers'll
- here're / here'd / here's / here've / here'll
- his're / his'd / his's / his've / his'll
- how're / how'd / how's / how've / how'll
- isn't
- let's
- not've
- other'n
- others
- ours're / ours'd / ours's / ours've / ours'll
- shall've / shalln't / shall's(orange)
- something's
- theirs're / theirs'd / theirs's / theirs've / theirs'll
- there're / there'd / there's / there've / there'll
- these're / these've
- thing'd / thing's
- this's / this'd / this'll
- thou'dst / thou'lt / thou'rt / thou'st (art, beest, hadst, hast, hath, shalt, wast, wert, wilt, wouldst)
- to've
- wasn't
- weren't
- what're / what'd / what's / what've / what'll
- whatever're / whatever'd / whatever's / whatever've / whatever'll
- when're / when'd / when's / when've / when'll
- where're / where'd / where's / where've / where'll
- which're / which'd / which's / which've / which'll
- who'd've
- whom're / whom've
- why're / why's
- will've / will'ven't / willn't
- won't
Phrase | Plural | Language | Literal meaning | Meaning |
---|---|---|---|---|
à la mode | French | in the fashion | in the current style or fashion (especially the style of being served with ice cream (United States)) (see also en vogue) | |
à propos de bottes | French | on the subject of boots | apropos of nothing; without connection to anything; by the way; unrelatedly | |
ancien régime | anciens régimes | French | old or former regime | the old, statist order, especially as demarked by despotism, feudalism, theocracy, and militarism; in French, the term is used generically to refer to any previous government |
après moi, le déluge | French | after me, the flood | Used to indicate indifference to events that will happen after one’s death, or to indicate one’s own importance in maintaining order | |
coup d'État | coups d'État | French | blow, hit, or strike of state | sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures |
coup de grâce | coups de grâce | French | blow, hit, or strike of mercy | finishing blow; final blow or shot that finishes or kills something or someone |
coup de théâtre | coups de théâtre | French | blow, hit, or strike of theatre | sudden dramatic turn of events in a play, usually unexpected by the spectator and, sometimes, certain characters |
déjà-vu | French | already seen | subjective, unexpected feeling of having experienced something before, especially when that is not the case; or to literally have seen something previously | |
hors-d'œuvre | French | outside of the work | appetizer, or a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal | |
ménage à deux | ménages à deux | French | household of two | household or relationship whereby two people live together as lovers; sexual act or experience involving two people; twosome |
ménage à trois | ménages à trois | French | household of three | household or relationship whereby three people live together as lovers; sexual act or experience involving three people; threesome |
ménage à quatre | ménages à quatre | French | household of four | household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers; sexual act or experience involving four people; foursome |
ménage à cinq | ménages à cinq | French | household of five | household or relationship whereby five people live together as lovers; sexual act or experience involving five people; fivesome |
persona non grata | personæ non gratæ | Latin | person not acceptable | person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country |
pièce de résistance | pièces de résistance | French | piece of resistance | masterpiece; the finest or most memorable part or piece of a creative work (especially of a meal, of which it may be the chief dish) or even accomplishment of one's career or lifetime (see also magnum opus) |
raison d'État | raisons d'État | French | reason of state | state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations |
raison d'être | raisons d'être | French | reason of being | reason for being or existing; ultimate purpose of something or someone |
tête-à-tête | tête-à-têtes | French | head-to-head | face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head |
tour de force | tours de force | French | turn of force | feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field; outstanding display of skill |
vive la révolution | French | long live the revolution | ||
vis-à-vis | French | face-to-face | face-to-face or face-to-face with; facing or across from; in relation to or as compared with | |
voilà | French | there (it) is | there it is; that's it; behold |
- after the ball; OED
- chest bump, chest bumps, chest bumped, chest bumping, chest bumper, chest bumpers; OED
- cleanliness is next to godliness; TFD, Dcom
- drunk dials, drunk dialed, drunk dialing; OED, Dcom
- flyboard, flyboards, flyboarded; OED
- give me liberty or give me death; TFD
- oldest trick in the book; CD
- power to the people; WP
- shoestring fry, shoestring fries; OED
- skitcher, skitchers; OED, Dcom
- social call, social calls; UD
- teachable moment, teachable moments; OED
"Nonwords" (and nonce words) that should be words
[edit]- addenary (coined by Alexander S. Peak in early to mid-2017)
- minarcha-feminism, minarcha-feminist, minarcha-feminists, minarcha-feministic, minarcha-feministically (coined by Alexander S. Peak)
- (politics, feminism) a political and philosophical theory combining minarchism and feminism, which typically views the state as patriarchal and oppressive
- monegyric, monegyrical, monegyrically (coined by Alexander S. Peak on 24 January 2024)
- A formal speech publicly praising only one aspect or quality of someone or something
- Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.
- polyegyric, polyegyrical, polyegyrically (coined by Alexander S. Peak on 24 January 2024)
- A formal but inexhaustive speech publicly praising various aspects or qualities of someone or something
- Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.
- subficial, subficially, subficiality, subficialize, subficializes, subficialized, subficializing, subficialization, subficializations (coined by Alexander S. Peak on 25 January 2024)
- (relational) Existing, occurring, or located below the surface
- Proving to be true or real only after being examined more closely
- Thorough, deep, or complete; concerned with the unobvious or inapparent
- Possessing depth of character or understanding; possessing substance or significance
- surmission (coined by Alexander S. Peak on 9 August 2016)
- That which is or was surmised
Nonwords that should not be words
[edit]Oxymoronic divisions
[edit]With a space | With a hyphen | With neither space nor hyphen |
Other non-words
[edit]- conversate
- The proper word is converse.
- humourous
- The Oxford Dictionary states that "the spelling humourous is regarded as an error" in both British and American English.
- humourously
- See Ibid.
- proprietous
- The proper word is proper.
- proprietously
- The proper word is properly.
See also
[edit]-ize and -yze v. -ise and -yse
[edit]Singular | Plural | Also acceptable | Just for fun | Root | Notes |
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abacus | abaci | abacuses | Latin | ||
addendum | addenda | addendums | Latin | ||
adieu | adieux | adieus | French | The x at the end of adieux is pronounced like an s at the end of regular plurals | |
afterlife | afterlives | afterlifes | German/English | ||
agendum | agenda | agendums | Latin | ||
agora | agoræ | agoras (accusative case only) | Greek | Singular: agorá (αγορά); plural: agorés (αγορές) | |
alga | algæ | algas | Latin | ||
alumna | alumnæ | alumnas (accusative case only) | Latin | Female | |
alumnum | alumna | alumnums | Gender-neutral | ||
alumnus | alumni | alumnuses | Male | ||
amygdala | amygdalæ | amygdalas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
analysis | analyses | analysises | Greek | ||
antenna | antennæ | antennas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
anthesis | antheses | anthesises | Greek | ||
antidiarrhœic | antidiarrhœics | Late Latin | |||
antithesis | antitheses | antithesises | Greek | ||
apocalypse | apocalypses | Greek | Singular: apokálypsis (ἀποκάλυψις) Plural: apokálypses (ἀποκάλυψεις) | ||
apparatus | apparati apparatuses |
Latin | |||
aquarium | aquaria | aquariums | Latin | ||
archnemesis | archnemeses | archnemesises | Greek | ||
area | areæ | areas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
arena | arenæ | arenas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
armoire | armoires | French | |||
atrium | atria | atriums | Latin | ||
attorney | attorneys | French | |||
attorney general | attorneys general | attorney generals | |||
aunt | aunts | English | |||
aunt-in-law | aunts-in-law | aunt-in-laws | |||
aura | auræ | auras (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
aurora | auroræ | auroras (accusative case only) | |||
axis | axes | axises | Latin | ||
bachelor | bachelors | English | |||
bachelorette | bachelorettes | English/French | |||
basis | bases | basises | Greek | ||
batman | batmen | batmans | French/English | ||
beforelife | beforelives | beforelifes | German/English | ||
best man | best men | best mans | English | ||
biennium | biennia | bienniums | Latin | A period of two (II) years | |
billion | billions | Latin | |||
bonus | bonuses | boni (nominative and vocative cases only) | Latin | ||
boy | boys | English | |||
boyfriend | boyfriends | boysfriend | |||
bride | brides | English | |||
bridesmaid | bridesmaids | English | |||
bridegroom | bridegrooms | English | |||
brother | brothers | English | |||
brother-in-law | brothers-in-law | brother-in-laws | |||
bull | bulls | bull | English | ||
bus | buses | bi | English (from Latin) | ||
cactus | cacti | cactuses | Latin | The taxonomic family is called Cactaceæ | |
cadenza | cadenze | cadenzas | Italian | ||
calf | calves | calfs | English | ||
calzone | calzoni | calzones | Italian | ||
campus | campi | campuses | Latin | Some erroneously regard campi a hypercorrection, even though it is indeed both the nominative and vocative plural in Latin | |
catharsis | catharses | catharsises | Greek | ||
none | cattle | Latin | |||
census | censuses | censi | Latin | ||
chaperon | chaperons | French | |||
château | châteaux | châteaus | French | The x at the end of châteaux is pronounced like an s at the end of regular plurals | |
cherub | cherubim | cherubs | Hebrew | ||
child | children | childs | English | ||
chinchilla | chinchillas | chinchillæ | Aymara | The taxonomic genus is called Chinchilla | |
circus | circi | circuses | Latin | Some erroneously regard circi a hypercorrection, even though it is indeed both the nominative and vocative plural in Latin | |
cliché | clichés | French | |||
coccyx | coccyges | Greek | |||
colossus | colossi | colossuses | Latin (from Greek) | ||
corpus | corpora | corpi corpuses |
Latin | ||
couple | couples | Latin | |||
cow | cows | English | |||
cœnobite | cœnobites | Ecclesiastical Latin | |||
crab | crabs | English | |||
crisis | crises | crisises | Greek | ||
criterion | criteria | criterions | Greek | ||
crocodilian | crocodilians | crocodilia | English (refashioned from Latin and Greek) |
The taxonomic order is called Crocodilia | |
cul-de-sac | culs-de-sac | cul-de-sacs | French | ||
dad | dads | English | |||
datum | data | datums | Latin | ||
daughter | daughters | English | |||
daughter-in-law | daughters-in-law | daughter-in-laws | |||
dæmon | dæmons | dæmones | Latin (from Greek) | In Greek, the plural of daimon is daimonos; dæmones is a Latin pluralisation of dæmon | |
decade | decades | French | See also decennium | ||
decennium | decennia | decenniums | Latin | A period of ten (X) years | |
decillion | decillions | Latin | |||
deer | deers (types of species) | English | |||
deliveryperson | deliverypersons | French/Latin | |||
deliverypeople | French | ||||
diagnosis | diagnoses | diagnosises | Greek | ||
diarrhœa | diarrhœæ | diarrhœas (accusative case only) | Late Latin | ||
diæresis | diæreses | diæresises | Greek | ||
die | dice | dies | Old French | ||
divorcé | divorcés | French | Male | ||
divorcée | divorcées | Female | |||
djinn | djinns | Arabic | |||
dozen | dozens | Old French | |||
driverby | driversby | driverbys driverbies |
English | ||
duodecillion | duodecillions | Latin | |||
duovigintillion | duovigintillions | Latin | |||
Earthling | Earthlings | German | |||
eclipse | eclipses | Greek | |||
eclipsis | eclipsises | ||||
eight | eights | English | 8 (VIII) | ||
eighteen | eighteens | English | 18 (XVIII) | ||
eighty | eighties | English | 80 (LXXX) | ||
eleven | elevens | English | 11 (XI) | ||
elk | elks | English | |||
ellipsis | ellipses | ellipsises | Greek | ||
emphasis | emphases | emphasises | Greek | ||
encyclopædia | encyclopædiæ | encyclopædias (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
endeavour | endeavour | English | |||
ensemble | ensembles | French | |||
entrance | entrances | French | |||
entrée | entrées | French | |||
entry | entries | ||||
exodos | exodoi | exodi exodoses |
Greek | ||
exodus | exoduses | exodi | Greek | ||
extravaganza | extravaganze | extravaganzas | Italian | ||
façade | façades | French (from Italian) | |||
family | families | English (from Latin) | |||
father | fathers | English | |||
father-in-law | fathers-in-law | father-in-laws | |||
færie | færies | Old French | |||
fedora | fedoras | fedoræ | Russian | ||
fetus (foetus) |
feti (foeti) |
fetuses (foetuses) |
Latin | Fetus is preferred over foetus by the scientific community (fœtus is a hypercorrection); in Latin, the nouns fetus and foetus are both both singular and plural | |
fiancé | fiancés | French | Male | ||
fiancée | fiancées | Female | |||
fifteen | fifteens | English | 15 (XV) | ||
fifty | fifties | English | 50 (L) | ||
fish | fishes (types of species) | fishies | English | ||
five | fives | English | 5 (V) | ||
foot | feet | foots | English | ||
forelife | forelives | forelifes | German/English | ||
formula | formulæ | formulas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
forty | forties | English | |||
four | fours | English | 4 (IV) | ||
fourteen | fourteens | English | 14 (XIV) | ||
fresco / fresco | freschi | frescos | Italian (from Latin) | ||
friend | friends | English | |||
friendship | friendships | friendsship | English | ||
führer | führers | German | |||
furnace | furnaces | furni | Old French | ||
garçon | garçons | French | |||
genesis | geneses | genesises | Greek | ||
genus | genera | geni | Latin | ||
girl | girls | English | |||
girlfriend | girlfriends | girlsfriend | |||
googol | googols | English | |||
googolplex | googolplexes | ||||
googolplexplex | googolplexplexes | ||||
goose | geese | gooses | English | ||
grandaunt | grandaunts | English | |||
grandaunt-in-law | grandaunts-in-law | grandaunt-in-laws | |||
grandchild | grandchildren | grandchilds | English | ||
grandchild-in-law | grandchildren-in-law | grandchilds-in-law grandchild-in-laws | |||
granddad | granddads | English | |||
granddaughter | granddaughters | English | |||
granddaughter-in-law | granddaughters-in-law | granddaughter-in-laws | |||
grandfather | grandfathers | English | |||
grandfather-in-law | grandfathers-in-law | grandfather-in-laws | |||
grandmom | grandmoms | English | |||
grandmother | grandmothers | English | |||
grandmother-in-law | grandmothers-in-law | grandmother-in-laws | |||
grandnephew | grandnephews | English | |||
grandnephew-in-law | grandnephews-in-law | grandnephew-in-laws | |||
grandniece | grandnieces | English | |||
grandniece-in-law | grandnieces-in-law | grandniece-in-laws | |||
grandparent | grandparents | English | |||
grandparent-in-law | grandparents-in-law | grandparent-in-laws | |||
grandson | grandsons | English | |||
grandson-in-law | grandsons-in-law | grandson-in-laws | |||
granduncle | granduncles | English | |||
granduncle-in-law | granduncles-in-law | granduncle-in-laws | |||
groom | grooms | English | |||
groomsmaid | groomsmids | English | |||
groomsman | groomsmen | groomsmans | English | ||
gross | grosses | English | |||
grotto | grottos | Italian | Grotto is grotta in Italian; grottos is grotte | ||
guillotine | guillotines | French | Named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin | ||
gymnasium | gymnasia | gymnasiums | Latin (from Greek) | ||
hæmocatharsis | hæmocatharses | hæmocatharsises | Greek | ||
half-aunt | half-aunts | English | |||
half-aunt-in-law | half-aunts-in-law | ||||
half-brother | half-brothers | English | |||
half-brother-in-law | half-brothers-in-law | ||||
half-nephew | half-nephews | English | |||
half-nephew-in-law | half-nephews-in-law | ||||
half-niece | half-nieces | English | |||
half-niece-in-law | half-nieces-in-law | ||||
half-sibling | half-siblings | English | |||
half-sibling-in-law | half-siblings-in-law | ||||
half-sister | half-sisters | English | |||
half-sister-in-law | half-sisters-in-law | ||||
half-uncle | half-uncles | English | |||
half-uncle-in-law | half-uncles-in-law | ||||
heifer | heifers | English | |||
hernia | herniæ | hernias (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
homeostasis | homeostases | Greek | |||
Homo sapiens | Homines sapientes | Latin | |||
hors-d'œuvre | hors-d'œuvres | French | Pronounced or derve | ||
hundred | hundreds | English | 100 (C) | ||
husband | husbands | English | |||
hydrosalpinx | hydrosalpinges | Greek | |||
hypernova | hypernovæ | hypernovas (accusative case only) | Greek/Latin | ||
hypocrite | hypocrites | Greek | |||
hypothesis | hypotheses | hypothesises | Greek | ||
ignoramus | ignoramuses | ignorami | English (from Latin) | The English noun ignoramus is derived from the name of the titular character in the 1615 Georges Ruggle play, itself derived from the Latin plural verb ignōrāmus meaning 'we are ignorant of' | |
incubus | incubi | Latin | |||
influenza | influenze | influenzas | Italian | ||
infragenus | infragenera | Latin | |||
infraphylum | infraphyla | Latin | |||
infraspecies | Latin | ||||
iota | iotas | iotæ | Greek | The uppercase letter Ι or the lowercase letter ι; in Greek, the word is ιώτα or γιώτα | |
jinx | jinxes | jinges | Greek | ||
jynx | jynges | Greek | |||
jynx | jynges | Greek | |||
larynx | larynges | Greek | |||
layman | laymen | laymans | Greek/English | ||
layperson | laypersons | Greek/Latin | |||
laypeople | Greek/French | ||||
laywoman | laywomen | laywomans | Greek/English | ||
leviathan | leviathans | leviatha | Hebrew | ||
lobster | lobsters | English | |||
libertarian | libertarians | Latin | |||
licence | licences | French | The verb is license | ||
lyre | lyres | Greek | |||
magnum opus | magna opera | magnum opi | Latin | ||
magnum opusculum | magna opuscula | Latin | |||
maid | maids | English | |||
maid of honour | maids of honour | English | |||
man | men | mans | English | ||
manœuvrer | manœuvrers | Latin | |||
mariage de convenance | mariages de convenance | mariage de convenances | French (and, to a certain extent, Latin) |
Marriages of convenience | |
mean | means | English | |||
median | medians | French (from Latin) | |||
medium | media | mediums (psychics) | mediæ | Latin | |
memorandum | memoranda | Latin | |||
meninx | meninges | Greek | |||
menu | menus | menues | French | ||
metadatum | metadata | metadatums | Greek/Latin | ||
metamorphosis | metamorphoses | Greek | |||
million | millions | Latin | 1,000,000 | ||
mimosa | mimosæ | mimosas | New Latin | ||
miscellaneum | miscellanea | miscellaneums | Latin | ||
mitochondrion | mitochondria | mitochondrions | Greek | ||
mode | modes | French (from Latin) | |||
modus operandi | modi operandi | modus operandis | Latin | ||
mom | moms | English | |||
momentum | momenta | momentums | Latin | ||
mongoose | mongooses | mongeese | English (from Marathi) | ||
moose | meese mooses |
Algonquian | The taxonomic species is called Alces alces | ||
morphosis | morphoses | Greek | |||
mother | mothers | English | |||
mother-in-law | mothers-in-law | ||||
mouse | mice | mouses | English | The taxonomic genus is called Mus; mouses may be considered acceptable by some in reference to computer mice | |
narcissist | narcissists | Greek | |||
nebula | nebulæ | nebulas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
nemesis | nemeses | nemesises | Greek | ||
nephew | nephews | English | |||
nephew-in-law | nephews-in-law | ||||
nephil | nephilim | nephils | Hebrew | ||
neurosis | neuroses | neurosises | Greek | ||
niece | nieces | English | |||
niece-in-law | nieces-in-law | ||||
nine | nines | English | 9 (IX) | ||
nineteen | nineteens | English | 19 (XIX) | ||
ninety | nineties | English | 90 (XC) | ||
nonillion | nonillions | Latin | |||
nova | novæ | novas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
novemdecillion | novemdecillions | Latin | |||
novemvigintillion | novemvigintillions | Latin | |||
novennium | novennia | novenniums | Latin | A period of nine (IX) years | |
oasis | oases | oasises | Greek | ||
octennium | octennia | octenniums | Latin | A period of eight (VIII) years | |
octillion | octillions | Latin | |||
octodecillion | octodecillions | Latin | |||
octopus | octopodes | octopi octopuses |
Greek | Octopi is common, even though octopus is not originally Latin; the taxonomic order is called Octopoda | |
octovigintillion | octovigintillions | Latin | |||
offspring | English | ||||
omnibus | omnibuses | omnibusses | omnibi | Latin | In Latin, omnibus is a plural of omnia |
one | ones | English | 1 (I) | ||
opera | opere | operas | operæ | Italian | Operæ is only a valid plural to the Latin singular opera, the meaning of which is different from the English opera borrowed from Italian |
opprobrium | opprobria | opprobriums | Latin | ||
opus | opera | opuses | Latin | ||
opusculum | opuscula | Latin | |||
ox | oxen | English | |||
œthel | œthels | English | |||
pair | pairs | Latin | |||
parent | parents | English | |||
parent-in-law | parents-in-law | ||||
parenthesis | parentheses | Greek | |||
passerby | passersby | English | |||
penis | penises | penes | Latin | ||
person | persons | Latin | |||
people | French | ||||
phalanx | phalanges | Greek | |||
pharynx | pharynges | Greek | |||
phenomenon (phænomenon) |
phenomenona (phænomena) |
phenomenons (phænomenons) |
Greek | ||
phorminx | phorminges | Greek | |||
phœnix | phœnixes | Latin | |||
phylum | phyla | Latin | |||
pizza | pizzas | pizze | pizzæ | Italian | |
planetarium | planetaria | planetariums | New Latin | ||
platypus | platypodes | platypi platypuses |
Greek | Platypi is common even though platypus is not originally Latin; the taxonomic species is called Ornithorhynchus anatinus | |
plethora | plethoræ | plethoras (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
podium | podia | podiums | Latin | ||
prawn | prawns (types of species) | Unknown | |||
praying mantis | praying mantes | praying mantises | Greek | The taxonomic order is called Mantodea | |
prærogative | prærogatives | Latin | |||
prognosis | prognoses | Greek | |||
prosthesis | prostheses | Greek | |||
psychosis | psychoses | Greek | |||
pyosalpinx | pyosalpinges | Greek | |||
quadrennium | quadrennia | quadrenniums | Latin | A period of four (IV) years | |
quadrillion | quadrillion | Latin | |||
quattuordecillion | quattuordecillions | Latin | |||
quattuorvigintillion | quattuorvigintillions | Latin | |||
quesadilla | quesadillas | quesadillæ | Spanish | ||
quindecillion | quindecillions | Latin | |||
quinquennium | quinquennia | quinquenniums | Latin | A period of five (V) years | |
quinvigintillion | quinvigintillions | Latin | |||
quintillion | quintillions | Latin | |||
radius | radii | Latin | |||
rendez-vous | rendez-vouses | French | Often Anglified as rendezvous | ||
reindeer | reindeers (types of subspecies) | English | The taxonomic species is called Rangifer tarandus | ||
remex | remiges | Latin | |||
réservoir | réservoirs | French | |||
rhombus | rhombi | rhombuses | Latin | ||
salpinx | salpinges | Greek | |||
scad | scads | Unknown | |||
score | scores | Old Norse | |||
septendecillion | septendecillions | Latin | |||
septennium | septennia | septenniums | Latin | A period of seven (VII) years | |
septenvigintillion | septenvigintillions | Latin | |||
septillion | septillions | Latin | |||
seraph | seraphim | seraphs | Hebrew | ||
seven | sevens | English | 7 (VII) | ||
seventeen | seventeens | English | 17 (XVII) | ||
seventy | seventies | English | 70 (LXX) | ||
sexdecillion | sexdecillions | Latin | |||
sexennium | sexennia | sexenniums | Latin | A period of six (VI) years | |
sextillion | sextillions | Latin | |||
sexvigintillion | sexvigintillions | Latin | |||
sheep | sheeps | English | The taxonomic genus is called Ovis | ||
shrimp | shrimps (types of species, slang for puny persons) | English | |||
sibling | siblings | English | |||
sibling-in-law | siblings-in-law | ||||
sister | sisters | English | |||
sister-in-law | sisters-in-law | ||||
six | sixes | English | 6 (VI) | ||
sixteen | sixteens | English | 16 (XVI) | ||
sixty | sixties | English | 60 (LX) | ||
Solarian | Solarians | Latin | |||
son | sons | English | |||
son-in-law | sons-in-law | ||||
soupçon | soupçons | French | |||
species | specieses | Latin | Even though specie should be a backformation singular of the plural species, it sadly is not | ||
spectrum | spectra | spectrums | Latin | ||
sphinx | sphinges | Greek | |||
spinster | spinsters | English | |||
stanza | stanze | stanzas stanzæ |
Italian | ||
steer | steers | steer (collectively) | English | ||
stepaunt | stepaunts | English | |||
stepaunt-in-law | stepaunts-in-law | ||||
stepbrother | stepbrothers | English | |||
stepbrother-in-law | stepbrothers-in-law | ||||
stepchild | stepchildren | English | |||
stepchild-in-law | stepchildren-in-law | ||||
stepdad | stepdads | English | |||
stepdaughter | stepdaughters | English | |||
stepdaughter-in-law | stepdaughters-in-law | ||||
stepfather | stepfathers | English | |||
stepfather-in-law | stepfathers-in-law | ||||
stepmom | stepmoms | English | |||
stepmother | stepmothers | English | |||
stepmother-in-law | stepmothers-in-law | ||||
stepnephew | stepnephews | English | |||
stepnephew-in-law | stepnephews-in-law | ||||
stepniece | stepnieces | English | |||
stepniece-in-law | stepnieces-in-law | ||||
stepparent | stepparents | English | |||
stepparent-in-law | stepparents-in-law | ||||
stepsibling | stepsiblings | English | |||
stepsibling-in-law | stepsiblings-in-law | ||||
stepsister | stepsisters | English | |||
stepsister-in-law | stepsister-in-law | ||||
stepson | stepsons | English | |||
stepson-in-law | stepsons-in-law | ||||
stepuncle | stepuncles | English | |||
stepuncle-in-law | stepuncles-in-law | ||||
stratum | strata | stratums | Latin | ||
stratagem | stratagems | strataga | Greek | ||
strategy | strategies | Greek | |||
stromboli | Italian | ||||
subgenus | subgenera | Latin | |||
subphylum | subphyla | Latin | |||
subpœna | subpœnæ | subpœnas (accusative case only) | Latin | Some regard subpœnæ a hypercorrection, despite both sub- and pœna being Classical Latin, since subpœna is English and Contemporary Latin | |
subspecies | Latin | ||||
succubus | succubi | Latin | |||
supernova | supernovæ | supernovas (accusative case only) | Latin | ||
surmission | surmissions | French | |||
syllabus | syllabi | Late Latin | |||
synopsis | synopses | Greek | |||
synthesis | syntheses | Greek | |||
syringe | syringes | Greek | |||
syrinx | |||||
tachyon | tachyons | Greek | |||
taxon | taxa | French (from Greek) | |||
ten | tens | English | 10 (X) | ||
thesis | theses | Greek | |||
thirteen | thirteens | English | 13 (XVIII) | ||
thirty | thirties | English | 30 (XXX) | ||
thousand | thousands | English | 1,000 (M) | ||
three | threes | English | 3 (III) | ||
tooth | teeth | tooths | English | ||
trapezoid | trapezoids | Greek | |||
tredecillion | tredecillions | Latin | |||
trevigintillion | trevigintillions | Latin | |||
triennium | triennia | trienniums | Latin | A period of three (III) years | |
trigintillion | trigintillions | Latin | |||
Tyrannosaurus rex | Tyrannosaurus rexes Tyrannosauri rex Tyrannosauri reges |
Latin | |||
twelve | twelves | English | 12 (XII) | ||
twenty | twenties | English | |||
two | twos | English | 2 (II) | ||
umbrella | umbrellas | umbrellæ | Italian | In Italian, the plural of ombrella is ombrelle | |
uncle | uncles | English | |||
uncle-in-law | uncles-in-law | ||||
undecillion | undecillions | Latin | |||
unvigintillion | unvigintillions | Latin | |||
vacuum (vacuüm) |
vacua | vacuums (vacuum cleaners) | Latin | ||
vigintillion | vigintillions | Latin | |||
virus | viruses | viri | Latin | Viri is sometimes used humorously, or in specific regard to computer viruses; virus is a mass noun in classical Latin, and thus lacks any classically attested plural; the (debated) taxonomic kingdom is called Virus | |
widow | widows | English | |||
widower | widowers | ||||
wife | wives | wifes | English | ||
woman | women | womans | English | ||
zebra | zebras | zebræ (nominative case only) | Portuguese |
Uncertain pluralisations
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colosseum colossæum coliseum |
colossea colossæa colisea |
Latin |