Foreign
Plurals (Latin)
Rule– 1: If there is um at the end of singular number, a will be added instead of um while forming plural. Sometimes Plural is done by
adding s with Singular Number.
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Singular
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Plural
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Addendum
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Addenda
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Agendum
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Agenda
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Alluvium
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Alluvia
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Aquarium
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Aquaria/Aquariums
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Bacterium
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Bacteria
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Candelabrum
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Candelabra
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Corrigendum
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Corrigenda
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Plectrum
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Plectra
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Datum
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Data
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Dictum
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Dicta
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Effluvium
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Effluvia
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Encomium
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Encomial/Encomiums
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Epithalamium
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Epithalamia/Epithalamiums
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Erratum
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Errata
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Exemplum
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Exempla
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Exodium
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Exordia/Exordiums
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Flagellum
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Flagella
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Ultimatum
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Ultimata/Ultimatums
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Hilum
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Hila
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Hypogastrium
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Hypogastria
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Idolum
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Idola
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Memorandum
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Memoranda/Memorandums
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Momentum
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Momenta
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Operculum
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Opercula
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Optimum
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Optima
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Referendum
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Referenda
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Medium
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Media
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Curriculum
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Curricula
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Oyum
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Ova
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Fulcrum
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Fulcra/Fulcrums
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Gymnasium
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Gymnasia/Gymnasiums
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Forum
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Fora/Forums
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Symposium
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Symposia
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Cranium
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Crania/Craniums
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Gametangium
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Gametangia
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Spectrum
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Spectra
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Rule– 2: If there is on at the end of singular number, then in plural, we have to replace on with a.
Singular — Plural
Criterion — Criteria
Phenomenon — Phenomena
Rule– 3: If there is is at the end of singular number, then while forming plural, we have to add es in place of is.
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Singular
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Plural
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Analysis
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Analyses
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Axis
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Axes
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Basis
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Bases
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Crisis
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Crises
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Diagnosis
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Diagnoses
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Hypothesis
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Hypotheses
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Oasis
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Oases
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Thesis
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Theses
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Parenthesis
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Parentheses
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Synopsis
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Synopses
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Rule– 04: If there is us at the end of singular number, then in plural, we have to add es instead of i or us.
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Singular
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Plural
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Alumnus
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Alumni
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Focus
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Foci/Focuses
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Genius
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Genii/Geniuses
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Radius
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Radii/Radiuses
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Stimulus
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Stimuli
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Locus
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Loci
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Syllabus
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Syllabi/Syllabues
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Terminus
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Termini/Terminuses
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Exceptional:
Genus — Genera
Corpus — Corporal/Corpuses
Rule– 05: If there is u at the end of singular number then x or s should be added to it while plural.
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Singular
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Plural
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Bureau
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Bureaux/
Bureaus
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Flambeau
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Flambeaux/Flambeaus
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Bandeau
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Bandeaux
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Milieu
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Milieux
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Plateau
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Plateaux/Plateaus
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Rule– 06: If there is a at the end of singular number, add s or e or ta to make it plural.
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Singular
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Plural
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Alumna
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Alumnae
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Agenda
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Agendas
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Exanthema
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Exanthemata
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Dogma
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Dogmas/Domata
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Formula
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Formulas/Formulae
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Lacuna
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Lacuas/Lacunae
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Stigma
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Stigmas/Stigmata
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Rule– 07: If there is ix / ex at the end of singular number, ices will be used instead of ix / ex while forming plural or es will be added to it. However, if there are both in the question paper, the first one has to be accepted.
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Singular
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Plural
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Index
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Indices
(in Mathematics) / Indexes (in books)
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Radix
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Radices
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Appendix
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Appendices
(medicalterms) / Appendixes (in books)
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Vertex
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Vertices
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