These are nouns that do not form their plural forms by the addition of ‘s’ or ‘es’. The nouns should be learnt by heart. Fifty of them will be given in this lecture series:
1. Analysis- Analyses
2. Alga- Algae
3. Axis- Axes
4. Antenna- Antennae(insects) Antennas(radio or television aerial)
5. Addendum- Addenda
6. Agendum(old)- Agenda(old)
7. Agenda(old)- Agendas(new)
8. Apex- Apexes or Apices
9. Appendix- Appendices(book) Appendixes(body)
10. Alumna- Alumnae
11. Basis- Bases
12. Bacterium- Bacteria
13.Crises- Crises
14. Circus- Circuses
15. Diagnosis- Diagnoses
To be continued…
