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''Chemical elements:'' {{word|ACTINIUM}},
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'''Chemical elements:''' {{word|ACTINIUM}},
 
{{word|ALUMINIUM}},
 
{{word|ALUMINIUM}},
 
{{word|AMERICIUM}},
 
{{word|AMERICIUM}},
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{{word|YTTERBIUM}},
 
{{word|YTTERBIUM}},
 
{{word|YTTRIUM}}. (Note that some chemical elements do admit plurals, but that's for another article.)
 
{{word|YTTRIUM}}. (Note that some chemical elements do admit plurals, but that's for another article.)
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'''Mass nouns''': {{word|ALLUVIUM}}, {{word|AVIZANDUM}}.
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'''Adjectives''': {{word|ANTEBELLUM}}, {{word|ANTEPARTUM}}.
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'''Plants''' (for some reason, plants often do not admit Latinate plurals even when the root word is Latin): {{word|ALLIUM}}, {{word|ALYSSUM}}, {{word|ANTHURIUM}}, {{word|ARUM}}.
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'''Other''': {{word|ASYLUM}} (of Latin origin but plural is still {{word|ASYLUMS}}).
  
 
== To do ==
 
== To do ==
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{{word|ALARUM}} (mistake?),
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{{word|ALUM}} (mistake?),
  
 
{{word|ALARUM}},
 
{{word|ALLIUM}},
 
{{word|ALLUVIUM}},
 
{{word|ALUM}},
 
{{word|ALYSSUM}},
 
{{word|ANTEBELLUM}},
 
{{word|ANTEPARTUM}},
 
{{word|ANTHURIUM}},
 
{{word|ARUM}},
 
{{word|ASYLUM}},
 
{{word|AVIZANDUM}},
 
 
{{word|BDELLIUM}},
 
{{word|BDELLIUM}},
 
{{word|BEGUM}},
 
{{word|BEGUM}},

Revision as of 15:17, 2 May 2011

-UM but not -A

Chemical elements: ACTINIUM, ALUMINIUM, AMERICIUM, BARIUM, BERKELIUM, BERYLLIUM, BOHRIUM, CADMIUM, CAESIUM, CALCIUM, CERIUM, CHROMIUM, CURIUM, DUBNIUM, 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.)

Mass nouns: ALLUVIUM, AVIZANDUM.

Adjectives: ANTEBELLUM, ANTEPARTUM.

Plants (for some reason, plants often do not admit Latinate plurals even when the root word is Latin): ALLIUM, ALYSSUM, ANTHURIUM, ARUM.

Other: ASYLUM (of Latin origin but plural is still ASYLUMS).

To do

ALARUM (mistake?), ALUM (mistake?),

BDELLIUM, BEGUM, BLUEGUM, BOOJUM, BUBBLEGUM, BUNKUM, CALADIUM, CAPSICUM, CARDAMUM, CEMENTUM, CERASTIUM, CHECKSUM, CHETRUM, CHILLUM, COCKALORUM, COLCHICUM, COLISEUM, COLLUVIUM, COLOSSEUM, COLOSTRUM, COLUMBIUM, CONUNDRUM, CORIUM, CORUNDUM, CUM, CYMBIDIUM, DECORUM, DEDENDUM, DELIRIUM, DELPHINIUM, DENTALIUM, DEUTERIUM, DIAZONIUM, DIDYMIUM, DINKUM, DOMINIUM, DORONICUM, DRUM, DUMDUM, DYSPROSIUM, EARDRUM, ELECTRUM, EPICARDIUM, EPIMEDIUM, EPIMYSIUM, EPIPHYLLUM, ERYNGIUM, EUPHONIUM, FACTOTUM, FALCIPARUM, FRAENULUM, FRAENUM, FREEMIUM, FRENULUM, FRENUM, 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.