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Latin Singular to Plural Nouns Flashcards

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When a Latin singular noun end in -us, form the plural by changing….

A

-us to -i
(i = sound like eye/ie as in tie)
there are exceptions (fetus, virus, and sinus with use English-type plurals fetuses, viruses, and sinuses)

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When a Latin singular noun ends in -a form the plural by changing…

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-a to -ae

ae = ee sound

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When a Latin singular noun ends in -um, form the plural by changing….

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-um to -a

a = ah sound

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When a Latin singular noun ends in -is, form the plural by changing…

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-is to -es

es sounds like eez

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When a Latin singular noun ends in -ex, form the plural by changing…

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-ex to ices

ices sounds like ih-seez

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areola (ah-REE-oh-lah)

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areolae (ah-REE-oh-lee)

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bursa (BER-sah)

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bursae (BER-see)

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conjunctiva (con-junk-TY-vah)

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conjunctivae (con-junk-TY-vee)

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patella (pah-TEL-ah)

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patellae (pah-TEL-ee)

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petechia (peh-TEE-kee-ah)

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petechiae (peh-TEE-kee-ee)

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ruga (ROO-gah)

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rugae (ROO-gee)

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scapula (SKAP-yoo-lah)

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scapulae (SKAP-yoo-lee)

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sclera (SKLEER-ah)

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sclerae (SKLEER-ee)

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vertebra (VER-teh-brah)

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vertebrae (VER-teh-bree)

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fetus

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fetuses

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virus

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viruses

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sinus

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sinuses

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alveolus (al-VEE-oh-lus)

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alveoli (al-VEE-oh-lie)

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bronchus (BRONG-kus)

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bronchi (BRONG-ki)

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calculus (KAL-kyoo-lus)

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calculi (KAL-kyoo-lie)

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decubitus (dee-KYOO-bih-tus)

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decubiti (dee-KYOO-bih-tie)

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glomerulus (gloh-MAIR-yoo-lus)

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glomeruli (gloh-MAIR-yoo-lie)

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gyrus (JY-rus)

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gyri (JY-rye)

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nucleus (NOO-klee-us)

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nuclei (NOO-klee-eye)

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sulcus (SUL-kus)

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sulci (SUL-sigh)

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thrombus (THRAWM-bus)

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thrombi (THRAWM-by)

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villus (VIL-us)

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villi (VIL-eye)

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atrium (AA-tree-um)

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atria (AA-tree-ah)

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bacterium (bak-TEER-ee-um)

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bacteria (bak-TEERee-ah)

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diverticulum (dy-ver-TIH-kyoo-lum)

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diverticula (dy-ver-TIH-kyoo-lah)

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haustrum (HAW-strum)

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haustra (HAW-strah)

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hilum (HY-lum)

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hila (HY-lah)

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labium (LAY-bee-um)

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labia (LA-bee-ah)

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ovum (OH-vum)

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ova (OH-vah)

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diagnosis (dy-ag-NOH-sis)

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diagnoses (dy-ag-NOH-seez)

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testis (TES-tis)

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testes (TES-teez)

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apex (AA-peks)

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apices (AA-pih-seez)

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cortex (KOR-teks)

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cortices (KOR-tih-seez)

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index (IN-deks)

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indices (IN-dih-seez)

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