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minus-squareLeFrog@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoNot really. Depending on the noun, the plural may be -us (called u-declination) instead of -i (called o-declination) Example: modus is also modus in plural.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoOctopus is a word of Greek origin. Nothing to do with Latin rules.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOctopus is an English word so it is perfectly correct to pluralise it as octopuses. To use octopi is definitely wrong (it’s the wrong foreign pluralisation), octopodes is using an uncommon foreign pluralisation so it’s not wrong, just non standard
minus-squareLeFrog@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoYeah that part is correct but the first part of the sentence of level 3 is not :)
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoAh, so you really have an issue with level 2.
Not really. Depending on the noun, the plural may be -us (called u-declination) instead of -i (called o-declination)
Example: modus is also modus in plural.
Octopus is a word of Greek origin. Nothing to do with Latin rules.
Octopus is an English word so it is perfectly correct to pluralise it as octopuses. To use octopi is definitely wrong (it’s the wrong foreign pluralisation), octopodes is using an uncommon foreign pluralisation so it’s not wrong, just non standard
Yeah that part is correct but the first part of the sentence of level 3 is not :)
Ah, so you really have an issue with level 2.