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Foreign plural English plural algae amoebae antennae formulae larvae nebulae vertebrae nebulas amoebas antennas formulas
symposium
symposia
symposiums
Nouns ending in ex or ix get ices or get the s of the English plural: Singular apex appendix cervix index matrix Foreign plural apices appendices cervices indices matrices vortices Plural form analyses axes bases crises diagnoses emphases hypotheses neuroses oases parentheses synopses theses English plural apexes appendixes cervixes indexes matrixes
Nouns ending in us get a, i or the s of the English plural: Singular corpus genus alumnus bacillus cactus focus fungus nucleus octopus radius stimulus syllabus terminus Foreign plural English plural corpora genera alumni bacilli cacti foci fungi nuclei octopi radii stimuli syllabi termini syllabuses octopuses funguses cactuses
vortex Singular analysis axis basis crisis diagnosis emphasis hypothesis neurosis oasis parenthesis synopsis thesis
Nouns ending in um get a, i or the s of the English plural: Singular addendum bacterium curriculum datum erratum medium memorandum ovum stratum Foreign plural English plural addenda bacteria curricula data errata media memoranda ova strata memorandums curriculums
Nouns ending in -on becoming -a: singular criterion phenomenon automaton plural criteria phenomena automata
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