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The reason is that hapax means "one time" in Greek, while legomenon means "that which is said". So, the noun is legomenon, which will be the word in plural. A
by sirodoht 13y ago
The reason is that hapax means "one time" in Greek, while legomenon means "that which is said". So, the noun is legomenon, which will be the word in plural.
A (not very good) analogy is "visible phenomenon". You would not say "visibles phenomenon", but "visible phenomena".
- JacobAldridge 13y agoYes - for some reason I instinctively grouped it with culs-de-sac and mothers-in-law.