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| − | This page contains lists of words whose plurals are acceptable ''only'' in the irregular form. For example, | + | This page contains lists of words whose plurals are acceptable ''only'' in the irregular form. For example, ''[[Oxford Dictionaries Premium]]'' admits only {{word|VERTEBRAE}} and not {{word|VERTEBRAS}} as the plural of {{word|VERTEBRA}}, so {{word|VERTEBRA}} is listed under the section "-A to -AE". Words are listed up to the length at which their regular plural would be nine letters or fewer, so for example we do not list {{word|TRAPEZIUS}} even though the plural is exclusively {{word|TRAPEZII}} because no one needs to know that {{word|TRAPEZIUSES}} is not valid. |
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| + | These are considered separately from [[-OS or -OES]]. | ||
The words are sorted by etymology, formation rule, length and then alphabetically. | The words are sorted by etymology, formation rule, length and then alphabetically. | ||
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==Latin plurals== | ==Latin plurals== | ||
===-A to -AE=== | ===-A to -AE=== | ||
| − | *{{word|AMYGDALA}}, {{word|BLASTULA}}, {{word|BRANCHIA}}, {{word|CERCARIA}}, {{word|FENESTRA}}, {{word|GASTRULA}}, {{word|GLABELLA}}, {{word|INCISURA}}, {{word|MAMMILLA}}, {{word|PETECHIA}}, {{word|SHIGELLA}}, {{word|STROBILA}}, {{word|TRICHINA}}, {{word|TROCHLEA}}, {{word|VERTEBRA}}. | + | *{{word|AMYGDALA}}, {{word|BLASTULA}}, {{word|BRANCHIA}}, {{word|CATHEDRA}}, {{word|CERCARIA}}, {{word|FENESTRA}}, {{word|GASTRULA}}, {{word|GLABELLA}}, {{word|INCISURA}}, {{word|MAMMILLA}}, {{word|PETECHIA}}, {{word|SHIGELLA}}, {{word|STROBILA}}, {{word|TRICHINA}}, {{word|TROCHLEA}}, {{word|VERTEBRA}}. |
| − | *{{word|AMPULLA}}, {{word|CHALAZA}}, {{word|COCHLEA}}, {{word|CYPSELA}}, {{word|FAMILIA}}, {{word|FILARIA}}, {{word|FIMBRIA}}, {{word|FURCULA}}, {{word|LAMELLA}}, {{word|MAMILLA}}, {{word|MAXILLA}}, {{word|MINUTIA}}, {{word|MONILIA}}, {{word|OOTHECA}}, {{word|PAPILLA}}, {{word|PATELLA}}, {{word|PHALERA}}, {{word|PLANULA}}, {{word|SCOPULA}}, {{word|SEQUELA}}, {{word|SILIQUA}}, {{word|TESSERA}}. | + | *{{word|AMPULLA}}, {{word|CHALAZA}}, {{word|COCHLEA}}, {{word|CYPSELA}}, {{word|FAMILIA}}, {{word|FILARIA}}, {{word|FIMBRIA}}, {{word|FURCULA}}, {{word|LAMELLA}}, {{word|MAMILLA}}, {{word|MAXILLA}}, {{word|MINUTIA}}, {{word|MONILIA}}, {{word|OOTHECA}}, {{word|PAPILLA}}, {{word|PATELLA}}, {{word|PHALERA}}, {{word|PLANULA}}, {{word|SCOPULA}}, {{word|SEQUELA}}, {{word|SILIQUA}}, {{word|SPICULA}}, {{word|TESSERA}}. |
*{{word|ALUMNA}}, {{word|APHTHA}}, {{word|AREOLA}}, {{word|AXILLA}}, {{word|CHAETA}}, {{word|CLOACA}}, {{word|CONCHA}}, {{word|CRISTA}}, {{word|EPHYRA}}, {{word|EXEDRA}}, {{word|FACULA}}, {{word|FIGURA}}, {{word|HYDRIA}}, {{word|INFULA}}, {{word|INSULA}}, {{word|INTIMA}}, {{word|LAGENA}}, {{word|LAMINA}}, {{word|LIGULA}}, {{word|LUNULA}}, {{word|MACULA}}, {{word|MORULA}}, {{word|MUCOSA}}, {{word|PAPULA}}, {{word|PATERA}}, {{word|PLEURA}}, {{word|PUNCTA}}, {{word|RADULA}}, {{word|SCORIA}}, {{word|STRUMA}}, {{word|TEGULA}}, {{word|TORULA}}, {{word|TUNICA}}. | *{{word|ALUMNA}}, {{word|APHTHA}}, {{word|AREOLA}}, {{word|AXILLA}}, {{word|CHAETA}}, {{word|CLOACA}}, {{word|CONCHA}}, {{word|CRISTA}}, {{word|EPHYRA}}, {{word|EXEDRA}}, {{word|FACULA}}, {{word|FIGURA}}, {{word|HYDRIA}}, {{word|INFULA}}, {{word|INSULA}}, {{word|INTIMA}}, {{word|LAGENA}}, {{word|LAMINA}}, {{word|LIGULA}}, {{word|LUNULA}}, {{word|MACULA}}, {{word|MORULA}}, {{word|MUCOSA}}, {{word|PAPULA}}, {{word|PATERA}}, {{word|PLEURA}}, {{word|PUNCTA}}, {{word|RADULA}}, {{word|SCORIA}}, {{word|STRUMA}}, {{word|TEGULA}}, {{word|TORULA}}, {{word|TUNICA}}. | ||
| − | *{{word|ALULA}}, {{word|BULLA}}, {{word|CELLA}}, {{word|COSTA}}, {{word|FOVEA}}, {{word|FURCA}}, {{word|GEMMA}}, {{word|HYPHA}}, {{word|LARVA}}, {{word|LIBRA}}, {{word|MEDIA}}, {{word|PALEA}}, {{word|PELTA}}, {{word|PINNA}}, {{word|SCOPA}}, {{word|SELLA}}, {{word|STELA}}, {{word|STRIA}}, {{word|SUMMA}}, {{word|TESTA}}, {{word|THECA}}, {{word|UVULA}}, {{word|VIRGA}}, {{word|VITTA}}. | + | *{{word|ALULA}}, {{word|BULLA}}, {{word|CAUDA}}, {{word|CELLA}}, {{word|COSTA}}, {{word|FOVEA}}, {{word|FURCA}}, {{word|GEMMA}}, {{word|HYPHA}}, {{word|LARVA}}, {{word|LIBRA}}, {{word|MEDIA}}, {{word|PALEA}}, {{word|PELTA}}, {{word|PINNA}}, {{word|SCOPA}}, {{word|SELLA}}, {{word|STELA}}, {{word|STRIA}}, {{word|SUMMA}}, {{word|TESTA}}, {{word|THECA}}, {{word|UVULA}}, {{word|VIRGA}}, {{word|VITTA}}. |
*{{word|ALGA}}, {{word|COXA}}, {{word|GENA}}, {{word|PUPA}}, {{word|SETA}}. | *{{word|ALGA}}, {{word|COXA}}, {{word|GENA}}, {{word|PUPA}}, {{word|SETA}}. | ||
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| + | ===-IS to -ES=== | ||
| + | *{{word|FOLLIS}}, {{word|TESTIS}}, {{word|UNGUIS}}. | ||
| + | *{{word|NARIS}}, {{word|PUBIS}}. | ||
| + | *{{word|AXIS}}. | ||
===-IS to -IDES=== | ===-IS to -IDES=== | ||
| + | *{{word|RHACHIS}}. | ||
*{{word|RACHIS}}. | *{{word|RACHIS}}. | ||
| − | *{{word|APHIS}}, {{word|APSIS | + | *{{word|APHIS}}, {{word|APSIS}}. |
===-IX/-EX to -ICES=== | ===-IX/-EX to -ICES=== | ||
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===-US to -ERA=== | ===-US to -ERA=== | ||
*{{word|VISCUS}}. | *{{word|VISCUS}}. | ||
| − | *{{word|GENUS | + | *{{word|GENUS}}. |
==Greek plurals== | ==Greek plurals== | ||
===-IS to -ES=== | ===-IS to -ES=== | ||
| − | *{{word| | + | *{{word|ENTASIS}}, {{word|GENESIS}}, {{word|KINESIS}}, {{word|MEIOSIS}}, {{word|MITOSIS}}, {{word|MYCOSIS}}, {{word|NEMESIS}}, {{word|OSMOSIS}}, {{word|PARESIS}}, {{word|SOROSIS}}. |
| − | * | + | *{{word|CRASIS}}, {{word|CRISIS}}, {{word|THESIS}}, {{word|TMESIS}}. |
| − | * | + | *{{word|ARSIS}}, {{word|BASIS}}, {{word|OASIS}}, {{word|TAXIS}}. |
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===-MA to -MATA=== | ===-MA to -MATA=== | ||
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*{{word|PRONAOS}}, {{word|TEMENOS}}. | *{{word|PRONAOS}}, {{word|TEMENOS}}. | ||
*{{word|DROMOS}}, {{word|KOUROS}}, {{word|MYTHOS}}, {{word|PITHOS}}, {{word|THOLOS}}. | *{{word|DROMOS}}, {{word|KOUROS}}, {{word|MYTHOS}}, {{word|PITHOS}}, {{word|THOLOS}}. | ||
| − | *{{word|TELOS}}, {{word|TOPOS}}. | + | *{{word|DEMOS}}, {{word|TELOS}}, {{word|TOPOS}}. |
*{{word|NAOS}}. | *{{word|NAOS}}. | ||
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| + | ===Other=== | ||
| + | *{{word|POLIS}} → {{word|POLEIS}} | ||
| + | *{{word|URAEUS}} → {{word|URAEI}} | ||
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| + | ==Latin and Greek== | ||
| + | *{{word|CADUCEUS}} → {{word|CADUCEI}} | ||
| + | *{{word|RAPHE}} → {{word|RAPHAE}} | ||
==French plurals== | ==French plurals== | ||
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==Italian plurals== | ==Italian plurals== | ||
===-O to -I=== | ===-O to -I=== | ||
| + | *{{word|ANTIPASTO}}, {{word|PAPARAZZO}}, {{word|SGRAFFITO}}, {{word|SOLFEGGIO}}, {{word|TRAGHETTO}} | ||
*{{word|AMORETTO}}, {{word|CASTRATO}}, {{word|CORNETTO}}, {{word|GRAFFITO}}, {{word|TENORINO}}. | *{{word|AMORETTO}}, {{word|CASTRATO}}, {{word|CORNETTO}}, {{word|GRAFFITO}}, {{word|TENORINO}}. | ||
*{{word|MAFIOSO}}, {{word|SALOTTO}}, {{word|SECONDO}}, {{word|SORDINO}}, {{word|STRETTO}}. | *{{word|MAFIOSO}}, {{word|SALOTTO}}, {{word|SECONDO}}, {{word|SORDINO}}, {{word|STRETTO}}. | ||
| − | *{{word|GELATO | + | *{{word|GELATO}}, {{word|PANINO}}. |
*{{word|OVOLO}}, {{word|PUTTO}}, {{word|SCUDO}}, {{word|SOLDO}}, {{word|TONDO}}. | *{{word|OVOLO}}, {{word|PUTTO}}, {{word|SCUDO}}, {{word|SOLDO}}, {{word|TONDO}}. | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Monetary unit plurals== |
| − | + | *{{word|AGORA}} → {{word|AGOROT, AGOROTH}} (Israel) | |
| + | *{{word|BAN}} → {{word|BANI}} (Romania) | ||
| + | *{{word|COLÓN}} → {{word|COLONES}} (Costa Rica and El Salvador) | ||
| + | *{{word|FENING}} → {{word|FENINGA}} (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | ||
| + | *{{word|GROSZ}} → {{word|GROSZE, GROSZY}} (Poland) | ||
| + | *{{word|KRONE}} → {{word|KRONER}} (Denmark and Norway) | ||
| + | *{{word|KROON}} → {{word|KROONI}} (Estonia) | ||
| + | *{{word|LAT}} → {{word|LATI}} (Latvia) | ||
| + | *{{word|LEU}} → {{word|LEI}} (Romania) | ||
| + | *{{word|LIKUTA}} → {{word|MAKUTA}} (formerly the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | ||
| + | *{{word|LIRA}} → {{word|LIRE}} (Italy and Turkey) | ||
| + | *{{word|LOTI}} → {{word|MALOTI}} (Lesotho) | ||
| + | *{{word|METICAL}} → {{word|METICAIS}} (Mozambique) | ||
| + | *{{word|PAISA}} → {{word|PAISE}} (India, Nepal and formerly Pakistan) | ||
| + | *{{word|PENNI}} → {{word|PENNIÄ}} (Finland) | ||
| + | *{{word|QINTAR}} → {{word|QINDARKA}} (Albania) | ||
| + | *{{word|REAL}} → {{word|REAIS}} (Brazil) | ||
| + | *{{word|SENTE}} → {{word|LISENTE}} (Lesotho) | ||
| + | *{{word|SOL}} → {{word|SOLES}} (Peru) | ||
| + | *{{word|STOTINKA}} → {{word|STOTINKI}} (Bulgaria) | ||
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| + | ==Other== | ||
| + | *{{word|FEIS}} → {{word|FEISEANNA}} (Irish) | ||
| + | *{{word|PULI}} → {{word|PULIK}} (Hungarian) | ||
[[Category:Study aids]] | [[Category:Study aids]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 16 September 2024
This page contains lists of words whose plurals are acceptable only in the irregular form. For example, Oxford Dictionaries Premium admits only VERTEBRAE and not VERTEBRAS as the plural of VERTEBRA, so VERTEBRA is listed under the section "-A to -AE". Words are listed up to the length at which their regular plural would be nine letters or fewer, so for example we do not list TRAPEZIUS even though the plural is exclusively TRAPEZII because no one needs to know that TRAPEZIUSES is not valid.
These are considered separately from -OS or -OES.
The words are sorted by etymology, formation rule, length and then alphabetically.
Contents
Latin plurals
-A to -AE
- AMYGDALA, BLASTULA, BRANCHIA, CATHEDRA, CERCARIA, FENESTRA, GASTRULA, GLABELLA, INCISURA, MAMMILLA, PETECHIA, SHIGELLA, STROBILA, TRICHINA, TROCHLEA, VERTEBRA.
- AMPULLA, CHALAZA, COCHLEA, CYPSELA, FAMILIA, FILARIA, FIMBRIA, FURCULA, LAMELLA, MAMILLA, MAXILLA, MINUTIA, MONILIA, OOTHECA, PAPILLA, PATELLA, PHALERA, PLANULA, SCOPULA, SEQUELA, SILIQUA, SPICULA, TESSERA.
- ALUMNA, APHTHA, AREOLA, AXILLA, CHAETA, CLOACA, CONCHA, CRISTA, EPHYRA, EXEDRA, FACULA, FIGURA, HYDRIA, INFULA, INSULA, INTIMA, LAGENA, LAMINA, LIGULA, LUNULA, MACULA, MORULA, MUCOSA, PAPULA, PATERA, PLEURA, PUNCTA, RADULA, SCORIA, STRUMA, TEGULA, TORULA, TUNICA.
- ALULA, BULLA, CAUDA, CELLA, COSTA, FOVEA, FURCA, GEMMA, HYPHA, LARVA, LIBRA, MEDIA, PALEA, PELTA, PINNA, SCOPA, SELLA, STELA, STRIA, SUMMA, TESTA, THECA, UVULA, VIRGA, VITTA.
- ALGA, COXA, GENA, PUPA, SETA.
-IS to -ES
- FOLLIS, TESTIS, UNGUIS.
- NARIS, PUBIS.
- AXIS.
-IS to -IDES
- RHACHIS.
- RACHIS.
- APHIS, APSIS.
-IX/-EX to -ICES
- RECTRIX, TECTRIX, TORTRIX, VICTRIX.
- CAUDEX, CERVIX, CORTEX, FORNIX, POLLEX, SCOLEX, SPADIX.
- CAREX, CULEX, HELIX, RADIX, VARIX.
-UM to -A
- ABOMASUM, ADDENDUM, ALLODIUM, BASIDIUM, CEREBRUM, CIBORIUM, CINGULUM, COAGULUM, CONIDIUM, CYATHIUM, EXEMPLUM, HYMENIUM, HYPOGEUM, INDUSIUM, INOCULUM, LABELLUM, MOMENTUM, MYCELIUM, OOGONIUM, PATAGIUM, PERIDIUM, PERINEUM, PUDENDUM, PUPARIUM, PYGIDIUM, PYXIDIUM, REFUGIUM, RESIDUUM, SCHOLIUM, SOLATIUM, SPECTRUM, SPECULUM, STRIATUM, SUDARIUM, SYCONIUM, TOMENTUM, VASCULUM, VELARIUM, VEXILLUM, VIATICUM, VINCULUM, VIVARIUM.
- ARCANUM, BACULUM, ERRATUM, ISCHIUM, LITHIUM, OMENTUM, OPPIDUM, ORGANUM, OSCULUM, PINETUM, PUNCTUM, QUANTUM, SISTRUM, STRATUM, THORIUM.
- ADYTUM, ANTRUM, CAECUM, CILIUM, DAMNUM, DORSUM, FOLIUM, GRANUM, LABIUM, LABRUM, MILIUM, OIDIUM, OMASUM, OSTIUM, PHYLUM, SCUTUM, SENSUM, SEPTUM, SIGLUM, TERGUM, UNICUM.
- DATUM, DURUM, HILUM, ILEUM, ILIUM, JUGUM, NOTUM, RHEUM, VELUM.
- OVUM.
-US to -I
- ALUMNUS, ANNULUS, CALAMUS, CANTHUS, CLYPEUS, CUMULUS, EMBOLUS, FAMULUS, FLOCCUS, GLUTEUS, HAMULUS, HUMERUS, INCUBUS, LIMULUS, LOCULUS, MALLEUS, MODULUS, NUCLEUS, OCELLUS, PERITUS, PLUTEUS, POLYPUS, PYLORUS, SILENUS, SOLIDUS, THALLUS, THYRSUS, TUMULUS.
- ACINUS, AMICUS, AUREUS, CARPUS, CERCUS, CIRRUS, COCCUS, DUCTUS, FUNDUS, LIMBUS, MYTHUS, NAEVUS, OBELUS, OCULUS, PALPUS, PAPPUS, PILEUS, RECTUS, SAMFUS, SULCUS, TARSUS, THYMUS, TOPHUS, TRAGUS, URAEUS, VILLUS, XYSTUS.
- ASCUS, CONUS, FUCUS, GYRUS, HILUS, KORUS, KURUS, LOCUS, MAGUS, NODUS, RAMUS, SOLUS, SORUS, TABUS, VAGUS, VICUS.
- TAUS.
-US to -ERA
- VISCUS.
- GENUS.
Greek plurals
-IS to -ES
- ENTASIS, GENESIS, KINESIS, MEIOSIS, MITOSIS, MYCOSIS, NEMESIS, OSMOSIS, PARESIS, SOROSIS.
- CRASIS, CRISIS, THESIS, TMESIS.
- ARSIS, BASIS, OASIS, TAXIS.
-MA to -MATA
- CHIASMA.
- STEMMA, STROMA, ZYGOMA.
- TAGMA.
-NX to -NGES
- PHARYNX.
- LARYNX, MENINX.
-ON to -A
- APHELION, EPYLLION, NOUMENON, OSTRACON, OSTRAKON, PARERGON.
- ELYTRON, EPIZOON, PLEURON, SILICON.
- LOGION, XOANON.
- BORON, TAXON.
- ANON.
-OS to -OI
- OMPHALOS.
- PRONAOS, TEMENOS.
- DROMOS, KOUROS, MYTHOS, PITHOS, THOLOS.
- DEMOS, TELOS, TOPOS.
- NAOS.
Other
- POLIS → POLEIS
- URAEUS → URAEI
Latin and Greek
- CADUCEUS → CADUCEI
- RAPHE → RAPHAE
French plurals
-EAU to -EAUX
- BANDEAU, CHAPEAU, MORCEAU, RONDEAU, TABLEAU, TRUMEAU.
- BATEAU, RESEAU.
Hebrew plurals
-IM
- KIBBUTZ, SHOCHET.
- HAZZAN, MINHAG, MINYAN, MOSHAV, SIDDUR.
- DAYAN, SHIUR.
Italian plurals
-O to -I
- ANTIPASTO, PAPARAZZO, SGRAFFITO, SOLFEGGIO, TRAGHETTO
- AMORETTO, CASTRATO, CORNETTO, GRAFFITO, TENORINO.
- MAFIOSO, SALOTTO, SECONDO, SORDINO, STRETTO.
- GELATO, PANINO.
- OVOLO, PUTTO, SCUDO, SOLDO, TONDO.
Monetary unit plurals
- AGORA → AGOROT, AGOROTH (Israel)
- BAN → BANI (Romania)
- COLÓN → COLONES (Costa Rica and El Salvador)
- FENING → FENINGA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- GROSZ → GROSZE, GROSZY (Poland)
- KRONE → KRONER (Denmark and Norway)
- KROON → KROONI (Estonia)
- LAT → LATI (Latvia)
- LEU → LEI (Romania)
- LIKUTA → MAKUTA (formerly the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- LIRA → LIRE (Italy and Turkey)
- LOTI → MALOTI (Lesotho)
- METICAL → METICAIS (Mozambique)
- PAISA → PAISE (India, Nepal and formerly Pakistan)
- PENNI → PENNIÄ (Finland)
- QINTAR → QINDARKA (Albania)
- REAL → REAIS (Brazil)
- SENTE → LISENTE (Lesotho)
- SOL → SOLES (Peru)
- STOTINKA → STOTINKI (Bulgaria)
Other
- FEIS → FEISEANNA (Irish)
- PULI → PULIK (Hungarian)