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Word is from Latin - Latin plural is viri. The double i would only occur if the stem already ends in i, such as radius: radi- + -us. http://lysy2.archives.nd.
by singlow 13y ago
Word is from Latin - Latin plural is viri. The double i would only occur if the stem already ends in i, such as radius: radi- + -us.
http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/WORDS.EXE?virus http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/WORDS.EXE?virus
In English the plural is viruses.
- itsameta4 13y agoIn Latin, "virus" is a mass noun, like "stuff", "water", or "poison", its original meaning. There is no attested plural. Being of originally Greek origin doesn't help matters. In English, there's never a reason to use anything other than "viruses".
- lloeki 13y ago> Latin plural is viri Actually, virus is a "mass noun" (uncountable) and has no plural. If it ever had a nominative plural it would be vira, and out of anything, viri is its genitive singular.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Word is from Latin - Latin plural is viri. No, that's the Latin plural of vir; viri means "men" not "poisons" ("virus" means "poison" in Latin.) [1] http://www.google.com/#q=translate+viri+from+latin+to+english http://www.google.com/#q=translate+viri+from+latin+to+englis...
- singlow 13y agoOops. I mistook the genitive listing in Whitaker for a plural.