diplomae
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]diplomae
- (hypercorrect) plural of diploma
Usage notes
[edit]- In forming the plural of diploma, the correct Classical plural is diplomata, whereas the Anglicised plural is diplomas. Diplomae is formed by mistaken analogy with words deriving from feminine nouns in the nominative case of Latin’s first declension; diploma actually derives from δίπλωμα (díplōma), a neuter noun in the nominative case of Ancient Greek’s third declension.