NOUNS WITH LATIN AND GREEK PLURALS

THERE ARE SOME NOUNS IN ENGLISH OF LATIN AND GREEN ORIGIN WHICH DO NOT FORM PLURAL BY ADDING AN –S. THEY ARE VERY COMMON IN THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE.

Nouns ending in –us with plurals ending in –i.

Singular Plural

NUCLEUS = jezgro NUCLEI

RADIUS = poluprecnik RADII

FUNGUS = gljivica FUNGI

FOCUS = ziza, sredist FOCI

Nouns ending in –is with plurals ending in –es.

Singular Plural

BASIS = osnova BASES

THESIS = teza THESES

AXIS = osa , osovina AXES

INDEX INDICES

Nouns ending in –a with plurals ending in –ae.

Nouns ending in –um with plurals ending in –a.

Singular Plural

ANTENNA = antena ANTENNAE

FORMULA = formula FORMULAE

Singular Plural

DATUM = podatak DATA

MEDIUM = sredstvo, posrednik, medij

MEDIA

STRATUM = sloj STRATA

Nouns ending in –on with plurals ending in –a.

Singular Plural

PHENOMENON = fenomen, pojava

PHENOMENA

CRITERION = kriterijum CRITERIA

USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE NOUN IN BRACKETS.

___________ (nucleus) are located in the centre of the atoms.

The __________ (radius) of electrons are extremely small.

Orthorhombic system is characterized by three unequal _________ (axis).

Lavoisier explained a number of chemical ________ (phenomenon).

Geological _________ (stratum) are visible in some canyons.

In order to become laws all _____________ (hypothesis) must be experimentally proved.

USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE NOUN IN BRACKETS.

Nuclei are located in the centre of the atoms. The radii of electrons are extremely small. Orthorhombic system is characterized by

three unequal axes. Lavoisier explained a number of chemical

phenomena. Geological strata are visible in some

canyons. In order to become laws all hypotheses must

be experimentally proved.