Words ending in 'I'?

[ElFenix]

Rhinoceri
Octopi
Pi

all three of those words are greek, and the first two are false latinizations (the greek plurals are rhinocerotes and octopodes)

 

[HAL9000]

octopi is a false latinization of the plural of octopus (which would be octopodes as the word is greek).

I've said it before and I'll say it again, you learn something new every day.

 

[JujuFish]

Rhinoceri


Octopi


Pi


/return facepalm

Edit: :biggrin: "Pinus" tee heee

How about an actual dictionary:

Origin of RHINOCEROS
Middle English rinoceros, from Anglo-French, from Latin rhinocerot-, rhinoceros, from Greek rhinokerōt-, rhinokerōs, from rhin- + keras horn — more at horn

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhinoceros

Origin of OCTOPUS
New Latin Octopod-, Octopus, from Greek oktōpous

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octopus

Origin of PI
Middle Greek, from Greek pei, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew pē pe

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pi

All three of those are Greek in origin.

/doublefacepalm

 

[JujuFish]

I wonder what the list of all the singular words ending in 'i' looks like.

 

[zinfamous]

wi-fi

nah, dude. that's "wireless fidelity"

so..."y"

:sneaky:

 

[coldmeat]

I wonder what the list of all the singular words ending in 'i' looks like.

probably just like any other list

 

[zinfamous]

that's fiddy

correct.

fiddy = fiddy

fidi = fee-dee.

 

[HAL9000]

correct.

fiddy = fiddy

fidi = fee-dee.

Actually I'd say "fidi" would be pronounced "fie-die" like "WiFi"

 

[dank69]

Actually I'd say "fidi" would be pronounced "fie-die" like "WiFi"

That's because you type before you think. How do you pronounce Fiji?

 

[HAL9000]

That's because you type before you think. How do you pronounce Fiji?

Fee Jee

 

[zinfamous]

Actually I'd say "fidi" would be pronounced "fie-die" like "WiFi"

That's because you type before you think. How do you pronounce Fiji?

Fee Jee

explain yourself, neckbeard.

:hmm:

 

[Wanescotting]

fi

 

[HAL9000]

explain yourself, neckbeard.

:hmm:

English words and foreign words get pronounced differently.

 

[moshquerade]

fungi

he always made us laugh. he was a fungi.

Fungi
Spongi

yep

 

[dank69]

English words and foreign words get pronounced differently.

What about mini?
midi?
Why did you pick wifi, rather than these to pattern your thought process?

 

[HAL9000]

What about mini?
midi?
Why did you pick wifi, rather than these to pattern your thought process?

A solid point, I hadn't considered those. Ta.

 

[shortylickens]

titti?
pussi?
slutti?

 

[HAL9000]

titti?
pussi?
slutti?

None of these are words.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Any word with a Latin root that ends in a -us should be pluralized to end in i.
For example, anus should become ani. It is just rarely done.

 

[PottedMeat]

pussi?

The Wire: Bunk - "Know what the plural of pussy is?"

 

[Slew Foot]

Stripper names?


Brandi, Candi, Laci, etc...