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ETy~roLOGY-NOUNS-NUMBER. 29
Singular. Plural. Singular. Plural.
Genus genera Nebula nebulre
Gymnasium gymnasia, TI. Oasis oases
Hypothesis hypotheses Parenthesis parentheses
Ignis fatuus ignes fatui Phenomenon phenomena
Index (a pointer) indexes Radius radii
Index (in al~b ra )indices Scholium scholia, R.
Lamina laminre Seraph seraphim, R.
Larva larvre Speculum specula
Magus magi Stamen stamina, R.
Medium media, R. Stimulus stimuli
Memorandum memoranda, R. Stratum strata
Metamorphosis metamorphoses Thesis theses
Miasma miasmata Vertebra vertebrru
Momentum momenta, R. Vertex vertices, R.
Monsieur meSSleurs Virtuoso virtuosi
Mr. (master) messrs. (mast';r~) Vortex vortices, R.
EXERCISES ON NOUNS IRREGULAR IN ~Ul\lBER.
Give the plural of-Man, foot, penny, mouse, ox. child,
woman, brother, goose, tooth ;-sow, die, court-martial, father·
in-law, son-in-law;-cupful, coachful, spoonful; erratum, medium,
radius, genius, lamina, automaton, phenomenon, stratum,
axis, ellipsis, stamen, index, cherub, serllph, &c.
Of what number is-Dice, arcana, fishermell, geese, dormice,
alms, riches, thanks, snuffers, tongs, teeth, woman, child, court·
martial, apparatus, miasma, genii, geniuses, indices, indexes,
mathematics, Matthew, James, John?
OBSERV.ATIONS ON NUMBER.
155. Some nouns nre used in the singular only. Such are the names of
metals, virtues, vices, arts, sciences, abstract qualities, aud things weighed
or measured; as, gold, meeknesB, piety, idleness, intemperance, sculpture,
geometry, wiido'm, flour, milk, &c. Except when different sorts of things
nre expreesed ; as, wines, teas, sugars, liquors, &c.
156. Some nouns are used in the plural only; as, annals, antipodes, ar.
chives, assets, ashes, billiards, bitters, breeches, clothe~, calends, colors (mili·
tary banners), dregs, goods, hysterics, ides, intestmes, literati, lees, lettel-S,
(literature), minutice, manneTf, morals, nones, orgies, pleiads or pleiades,