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| − | '''Mass nouns''': {{word|ALLUVIUM}}, {{word|AVIZANDUM}}, {{word|BDELLIUM}}, {{word|BUNKUM}} (also not Latin: named after Buncombe County in North Carolina), {{word|COLLUVIUM}}, {{word|COLOSTRUM}}, {{word|CORIUM}}, {{word|CORUNDUM}}, {{word|DELIRIUM}}, {{word|DENTALIUM}}, {{word|DEUTERIUM}}, {{word|DIDYMIUM}}, {{word|DOMINIUM}} and most chemical elements (see below). | + | '''Mass nouns''': {{word|ALLUVIUM}}, {{word|AVIZANDUM}}, {{word|BDELLIUM}}, {{word|BUNKUM}} (also not Latin: named after Buncombe County in North Carolina), {{word|COLLUVIUM}}, {{word|COLOSTRUM}}, {{word|CORIUM}}, {{word|CORUNDUM}}, {{word|DELIRIUM}}, {{word|DENTALIUM}}, {{word|DEUTERIUM}}, {{word|DIDYMIUM}}, {{word|DOMINIUM}}, {{word|ELECTRUM}}, {{word|EPICARDIUM}}, {{word|EPIMYSIUM}}, {{word|FALCIPARUM}}, and most chemical elements (see below). |
'''Chemical elements:''' {{word|ACTINIUM}}, {{word|ALUMINIUM}}, {{word|AMERICIUM}}, {{word|BARIUM}}, {{word|BERKELIUM}}, {{word|BERYLLIUM}}, {{word|BOHRIUM}}, {{word|CADMIUM}}, {{word|CAESIUM}}, {{word|CALCIUM}}, {{word|CERIUM}}, {{word|CHROMIUM}}, {{word|CURIUM}}, {{word|DUBNIUM}}, {{word|DYSPROSIUM}}, {{word|ERBIUM}}, {{word|EUROPIUM}}, {{word|FERMIUM}}, {{word|FRANCIUM}}, {{word|GADOLINIUM}}, {{word|GERMANIUM}}, {{word|HAFNIUM}}, {{word|HASSIUM}}, {{word|HELIUM}}, {{word|HOLMIUM}}, {{word|INDIUM}}, {{word|IRIDIUM}}, {{word|LAWRENCIUM}}, {{word|LUTETIUM}}, {{word|MEITNERIUM}}, {{word|MOLYBDENUM}}, {{word|NEODYMIUM}}, {{word|NEPTUNIUM}}, {{word|NIOBIUM}}, {{word|NOBELIUM}}, {{word|OSMIUM}}, {{word|PLATINUM}}, {{word|PLUTONIUM}}, {{word|POLONIUM}}, {{word|PROMETHIUM}}, {{word|RADIUM}}, {{word|RHENIUM}}, {{word|RHODIUM}}, {{word|RUBIDIUM}}, {{word|RUTHENIUM}}, {{word|SAMARIUM}}, {{word|SCANDIUM}}, {{word|SEABORGIUM}}, {{word|SELENIUM}}, {{word|SODIUM}}, {{word|TANTALUM}}, {{word|TECHNETIUM}}, {{word|TELLURIUM}}, {{word|TERBIUM}}, {{word|THALLIUM}}, {{word|THULIUM}}, {{word|TITANIUM}}, {{word|URANIUM}}, {{word|VANADIUM}}, {{word|YTTERBIUM}}, {{word|YTTRIUM}}. (Note that some chemical elements do admit plurals, but that's for another article.) Also {{word|COLUMBIUM}} (old term for {{word|NIOBIUM}}). | '''Chemical elements:''' {{word|ACTINIUM}}, {{word|ALUMINIUM}}, {{word|AMERICIUM}}, {{word|BARIUM}}, {{word|BERKELIUM}}, {{word|BERYLLIUM}}, {{word|BOHRIUM}}, {{word|CADMIUM}}, {{word|CAESIUM}}, {{word|CALCIUM}}, {{word|CERIUM}}, {{word|CHROMIUM}}, {{word|CURIUM}}, {{word|DUBNIUM}}, {{word|DYSPROSIUM}}, {{word|ERBIUM}}, {{word|EUROPIUM}}, {{word|FERMIUM}}, {{word|FRANCIUM}}, {{word|GADOLINIUM}}, {{word|GERMANIUM}}, {{word|HAFNIUM}}, {{word|HASSIUM}}, {{word|HELIUM}}, {{word|HOLMIUM}}, {{word|INDIUM}}, {{word|IRIDIUM}}, {{word|LAWRENCIUM}}, {{word|LUTETIUM}}, {{word|MEITNERIUM}}, {{word|MOLYBDENUM}}, {{word|NEODYMIUM}}, {{word|NEPTUNIUM}}, {{word|NIOBIUM}}, {{word|NOBELIUM}}, {{word|OSMIUM}}, {{word|PLATINUM}}, {{word|PLUTONIUM}}, {{word|POLONIUM}}, {{word|PROMETHIUM}}, {{word|RADIUM}}, {{word|RHENIUM}}, {{word|RHODIUM}}, {{word|RUBIDIUM}}, {{word|RUTHENIUM}}, {{word|SAMARIUM}}, {{word|SCANDIUM}}, {{word|SEABORGIUM}}, {{word|SELENIUM}}, {{word|SODIUM}}, {{word|TANTALUM}}, {{word|TECHNETIUM}}, {{word|TELLURIUM}}, {{word|TERBIUM}}, {{word|THALLIUM}}, {{word|THULIUM}}, {{word|TITANIUM}}, {{word|URANIUM}}, {{word|VANADIUM}}, {{word|YTTERBIUM}}, {{word|YTTRIUM}}. (Note that some chemical elements do admit plurals, but that's for another article.) Also {{word|COLUMBIUM}} (old term for {{word|NIOBIUM}}). | ||
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'''Adjectives''': {{word|ANTEBELLUM}}, {{word|ANTEPARTUM}}, {{word|DINKUM}} (also adverb). | '''Adjectives''': {{word|ANTEBELLUM}}, {{word|ANTEPARTUM}}, {{word|DINKUM}} (also adverb). | ||
| − | '''Plants''' (plants often do not admit Latinate plurals even when the root word is Latin): {{word|ALLIUM}}, {{word|ALYSSUM}}, {{word|ANTHURIUM}}, {{word|ARUM}}, {{word|CALADIUM}}, {{word|CAPSICUM}}, {{word|CERASTIUM}}, {{word|COLCHICUM}}, {{word|CYMBIDIUM}}, {{word|DELPHINIUM}}, {{word|DORONICUM}}. | + | '''Plants''' (plants often do not admit Latinate plurals even when the root word is Latin): {{word|ALLIUM}}, {{word|ALYSSUM}}, {{word|ANTHURIUM}}, {{word|ARUM}}, {{word|CALADIUM}}, {{word|CAPSICUM}}, {{word|CERASTIUM}}, {{word|COLCHICUM}}, {{word|CYMBIDIUM}}, {{word|DELPHINIUM}}, {{word|DORONICUM}}, {{word|EPIMEDIUM}}, {{word|EPIPHYLLUM}}, {{word|ERYNGIUM}}. |
| − | '''Not Latin''': {{word|BEGUM}} (from Urdu), {{word|BLUEGUM}} (compound with {{word|GUM}}), {{word|BOOJUM}} (nonsense word from ''The Hunting of the Snark''), {{word|BUBBLEGUM}}, {{word|CARDAMUM}} (from Old French ''cardamome''), {{word|CHECKSUM}}, {{word|CHETRUM}} (from [[wikipedia:Dzongkha|Dzongkha]]), {{word|CHILLUM}} (from Hindi), {{word|COCKALORUM}} (original coinage from ''cock''), {{word|DIAZONIUM}} (from German), {{word|DRUM}} (from Middle Dutch, Low German or Scottish Gaelic and Irish), {{word|DUMDUM}} (name of a town in India). | + | '''Not Latin''': {{word|BEGUM}} (from Urdu), {{word|BLUEGUM}} (compound with {{word|GUM}}), {{word|BOOJUM}} (nonsense word from ''The Hunting of the Snark''), {{word|BUBBLEGUM}}, {{word|CARDAMUM}} (from Old French ''cardamome''), {{word|CHECKSUM}}, {{word|CHETRUM}} (from [[wikipedia:Dzongkha|Dzongkha]]), {{word|CHILLUM}} (from Hindi), {{word|COCKALORUM}} (original coinage from ''cock''), {{word|DIAZONIUM}} (from German), {{word|DRUM}} (from Middle Dutch, Low German or Scottish Gaelic and Irish), {{word|DUMDUM}} (name of a town in India), {{word|EARDRUM}}, {{word|EUPHONIUM}} (from Greek, given Latinate ending). |
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* {{word|CONUNDRUM}} (unknown origin) | * {{word|CONUNDRUM}} (unknown origin) | ||
* {{word|CUM}} (preposition) | * {{word|CUM}} (preposition) | ||
| − | * {{word|DECORUM}} (noun in English but adjective in Latin. Plural is {{word|DECORUMS}} | + | * {{word|DECORUM}} (noun in English but adjective in Latin. Plural is {{word|DECORUMS}}) |
| − | * {{word|DEDENDUM}} (noun in English but gerundive in Latin. Plural is {{word|DEDENDUMS}}.) | + | * {{word|DEDENDUM}} (noun in English but gerundive in Latin. Plural is {{word|DEDENDUMS}}) |
| + | * {{word|FACTOTUM}} (from Latin ''fac totum'', "do the whole thing!". Plural is {{word|FACTOTUMS}}) | ||
| + | * {{word|FRAENULUM}}, {{word|FRAENUM}}, {{word|FRENULUM}}, {{word|FRENUM}} (Modern Latin, "little bridge". Plurals are {{word|FRAENULUMS}} ''etc''.) | ||
| + | * {{word|FREEMIUM}} (original coinage from {{word|FREE}} + {{word|PREMIUM}}) | ||
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Revision as of 19:24, 2 May 2011
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Mass nouns: ALLUVIUM, AVIZANDUM, BDELLIUM, BUNKUM (also not Latin: named after Buncombe County in North Carolina), COLLUVIUM, COLOSTRUM, CORIUM, CORUNDUM, DELIRIUM, DENTALIUM, DEUTERIUM, DIDYMIUM, DOMINIUM, ELECTRUM, EPICARDIUM, EPIMYSIUM, FALCIPARUM, and most chemical elements (see below).
Chemical elements: ACTINIUM, ALUMINIUM, AMERICIUM, BARIUM, BERKELIUM, BERYLLIUM, BOHRIUM, CADMIUM, CAESIUM, CALCIUM, CERIUM, CHROMIUM, CURIUM, DUBNIUM, DYSPROSIUM, ERBIUM, EUROPIUM, FERMIUM, FRANCIUM, GADOLINIUM, GERMANIUM, HAFNIUM, HASSIUM, HELIUM, HOLMIUM, INDIUM, IRIDIUM, LAWRENCIUM, LUTETIUM, MEITNERIUM, MOLYBDENUM, NEODYMIUM, NEPTUNIUM, NIOBIUM, NOBELIUM, OSMIUM, PLATINUM, PLUTONIUM, POLONIUM, PROMETHIUM, RADIUM, RHENIUM, RHODIUM, RUBIDIUM, RUTHENIUM, SAMARIUM, SCANDIUM, SEABORGIUM, SELENIUM, SODIUM, TANTALUM, TECHNETIUM, TELLURIUM, TERBIUM, THALLIUM, THULIUM, TITANIUM, URANIUM, VANADIUM, YTTERBIUM, YTTRIUM. (Note that some chemical elements do admit plurals, but that's for another article.) Also COLUMBIUM (old term for NIOBIUM).
Adjectives: ANTEBELLUM, ANTEPARTUM, DINKUM (also adverb).
Plants (plants often do not admit Latinate plurals even when the root word is Latin): ALLIUM, ALYSSUM, ANTHURIUM, ARUM, CALADIUM, CAPSICUM, CERASTIUM, COLCHICUM, CYMBIDIUM, DELPHINIUM, DORONICUM, EPIMEDIUM, EPIPHYLLUM, ERYNGIUM.
Not Latin: BEGUM (from Urdu), BLUEGUM (compound with GUM), BOOJUM (nonsense word from The Hunting of the Snark), BUBBLEGUM, CARDAMUM (from Old French cardamome), CHECKSUM, CHETRUM (from Dzongkha), CHILLUM (from Hindi), COCKALORUM (original coinage from cock), DIAZONIUM (from German), DRUM (from Middle Dutch, Low German or Scottish Gaelic and Irish), DUMDUM (name of a town in India), EARDRUM, EUPHONIUM (from Greek, given Latinate ending).
Other:-
- ASYLUM (of Latin origin but for some reason plural is still ASYLUMS)
- COLISEUM and COLOSSEUM (alteration from Medieval Latin, plural is COLISEUMS/COLOSSEUMS)
- CONUNDRUM (unknown origin)
- CUM (preposition)
- DECORUM (noun in English but adjective in Latin. Plural is DECORUMS)
- DEDENDUM (noun in English but gerundive in Latin. Plural is DEDENDUMS)
- FACTOTUM (from Latin fac totum, "do the whole thing!". Plural is FACTOTUMS)
- FRAENULUM, FRAENUM, FRENULUM, FRENUM (Modern Latin, "little bridge". Plurals are FRAENULUMS etc.)
- FREEMIUM (original coinage from FREE + PREMIUM)
To do
ALARUM (mistake?), ALUM (mistake?), CEMENTUM
GALBANUM
GALLIUM
GELSEMIUM
GERANIUM
GEUM
GLUM
GUAIACUM
GUM
GYPSUM
HABENDUM
HAHNIUM
HARMONIUM
HELENIUM
HOKUM
HOODLUM
HUMDRUM
HYPERICUM
IMPERIUM
INDECORUM
INFIMUM
JEJUNUM
JOLIOTIUM
JORUM
KETTLEDRUM
KHOUM
KUMKUM
LABARUM
LABDANUM
LABURNUM
LADANUM
LANTHANUM
LAUDANUM
LIGUSTRUM
LINOLEUM
LOCUM
LOMENTUM
LUTECIUM
LYCOPODIUM
MAGNUM
MECONIUM
MEERSCHAUM
MENTUM
MODICUM
MUSEUM
MYOCARDIUM
MYOMETRIUM
NASTURTIUM
NATATORIUM
NEUM
NGULTRUM
NOSTRUM
OAKUM
ODIUM
OLEUM
OLIBANUM
OPIUM
OPOSSUM
OPPROBRIUM
ORICHALCUM
ORIGANUM
PABLUM
PABULUM
PANJANDRUM
PANTOUM
PASPALUM
PENDULUM
PEPLUM
PERIMYSIUM
PETROLATUM
PETROLEUM
PHORMIUM
PLENUM
PLUM
POLYGONUM
POMATUM
POPADUM
POPPADUM
POSSUM
POTASSIUM
PRACTICUM
PRAESIDIUM
PRECORDIUM
PREMIUM
PRESIDIUM
PROTIUM
PSALTERIUM
PSYLLIUM
PUERPERIUM
PYRETHRUM
QUADRIVIUM
QUORUM
RHIZOBIUM
RUM
RUMDUM
SANCTUM
SARGASSUM
SCHTUM
SCRUM
SCUM
SEBUM
SEDUM
SESAMUM
SHTUM
SKOOKUM
SLUM
SOLANUM
SORGHUM
SPHAGNUM
SPLENIUM
SPUTUM
STELLIUM
STEPMUM
STEWBUM
STICKUM
STRAMONIUM
STRUM
STUM
STUMBLEBUM
SUGARPLUM
SUM
SUPREMUM
SWUM
TALCUM
TAPETUM
TECTUM
TEDIUM
TEETOTUM
THRUM
TRIDUUM
TRILLIUM
TRITIUM
TROPAEOLUM
UROPYGIUM
VALLUM
VARIORUM
VELLUM
VERATRUM
VERBASCUM
VIBURNUM
WAMPUM
YESSUM.