Chp 1 Greek & Latin Singular To Plural Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is the rule for Greek singular nouns ending in -is?
Form the plural by changing -is to -ides.
What is the rule for Greek singular nouns ending in -nx?
Form the plural by changing -nx to -nges.
What is the rule for Greek singular nouns ending in -oma?
Form the plural by changing -oma to -omata.
What is the rule for Greek singular nouns ending in -on?
Form the plural by changing -on to -a.
What is the rule for Latin singular nouns ending in -a?
Form the plural by changing -a to -ae.
What is the rule for Latin singular nouns ending in -us?
Form the plural by changing -us to -i.
What is the rule for Latin singular nouns ending in -um?
Form the plural by changing -um to -a.
What is the rule for Latin singular nouns ending in -is?
Form the plural by changing -is to -es.
What is the rule for Latin singular nouns ending in -ex?
Form the plural by changing -ex to -ices.
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘iris’?
‘irides’
Example: iris -> irides
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘phalanx’?
‘phalanges’
Example: phalanx -> phalanges
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘carcinoma’?
‘carcinomata’
Example: carcinoma -> carcinomata
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘ganglion’?
‘ganglia’
Example: ganglion -> ganglia
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘sclera’?
‘sclerae’
Example: sclera -> sclerae
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘vertebra’?
‘vertebrae’
Example: vertebra -> vertebrae
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘alveolus’?
‘alveoli’
Example: alveolus -> alveoli
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘bronchus’?
‘bronchi’
Example: bronchus -> bronchi
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘thrombus’?
‘thrombi’
Example: thrombus -> thrombi
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘atrium’?
‘atria’
Example: atrium -> atria
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘bacterium’?
‘bacteria’
Example: bacterium -> bacteria
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘ovum’?
‘ova’
Example: ovum -> ova
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘diagnosis’?
‘diagnoses’
Example: diagnosis -> diagnoses
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘testis’?
‘testes’
Example: testis -> testes
What is the plural of the singular noun ‘apex’?
‘apices’
Example: apex -> apices
