Nouns of Foreign Origin in English
In English there is a group of nouns with very unusual plural forms. This group consists mainly of nouns of foreign origin especially of Latin and Greek. Below you can find a list with some examples of such nouns.
Singular | Plural |
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analysis | analyses |
antenna | antennae / antennas |
appendix | appendixes/appendices |
axis | axes |
bacterium | bacteria |
basis | bases |
bureau | bureaux |
cactus | cactuses/cacti |
codex | codices |
criterion | criteria |
crisis | crises |
curriculum | curricula |
datum | data |
diagnosis | diagnoses |
focus | focuses/foci |
formula | formulae / formulas |
fungus | fungi |
index | indexes/indices |
kibbutz | kibbutzim |
larva | larvae |
medium | mediums/media |
nucleus | nuclei |
oasis | oases |
octopus | octopuses/octopi |
phenomenon | phenomena |
stimulus | stimuli |
syllabus | syllabuses/syllabi |
tempo | tempi |
terminus | termini / terminuses |
thesis | theses |