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Bacterium.
The plural form -a comes from Latin, where a 2nd declension neuter noun's singular is -um and its plural is -a.
You can see the same from datum, data;
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe singular form of the word "bacteria" is "bacterium".
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∙ 13y agoBacterium is the singular: bacteria is the plural.
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∙ 11y agoBacteria is already in the plural. Bacterium is the singular.
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∙ 9y agoBacilli is the plural form. The singular form is bacillus.
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∙ 13y agoBacteria is the plural form
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∙ 13y agoBacterium
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Which of these sentences uses the correct plural form of bacterium?
The plural of bacterium is bacteria.
What is the plural of Bacteria?
Bacterium is singular, Bacteria is plural
What is the plural of bacterium?
The plural of bacterium is bacteria.
Is the word bacteria a plural or singular word?
Apparently, the singular form of bacteria is bacterium, but you can use the word bacteria for singular, too, and no one will correct you. If you are in science class or something, ifyou want to use a word other than bacteria for singular, then bacterium is the word to use. But you can't just use bacteria for singular all over the place and then put bacterium, you could confuse some people.So the final answer is: Bacteria is singular and plural at the same time, though bacterium works for singular as well.I hope I helped & good luck w/ your project or whatever you need this for!
Is bacteria a noun?
Yes, bacteria is a noun, the plural form for the singular bacterium, a common, concrete noun; a word for a single cell organism, a word for a thing.
What is the English plural form of bacteria?
The singular form is bacterium; the plural form is bacteria.
Is bacteria a singular and plural?
Bacteria is the plural form. The singular form is bacterium.Bacterias is grammatically incorrect.
Which of these sentences uses the correct plural form of bacterium?
The plural of bacterium is bacteria.
Is the word bacteria plural?
Yes, the noun 'bacteria' is the plural form of the singular noun 'bacterium'.
Is bacteria a singular word?
Bacteria is the plural form of bacterium.
Is bacteria the same as bacterium?
Yes, bacteria is the plural form and bacterium is the singular form.
Is bacterium singular or plural?
Bacterium is the singular. The plural form is bacteria.
What is the plural possessive for bacterium?
The plural form of the noun bacterium is bacteria.The plural possessive form is bacteria's.example: This will arrest the bacteria's growth.
What is the singular name for bacteria?
The singular form for the plural noun bacteria is bacterium.
Is bacterium plural?
bacteria is, unless you were to use the word "The" in front (the bacteria are) Answer The bacterium is ...., the bacteria are..... Bacteria is the plural form, bacterium is the singluar.
What is the plural form of bacilli?
Bacilli is the plural form of bacillus. Bacilli refers to the class of bacteria that includes the orders of Bacillales and Lactobacillales.
Is fungi or bacteria common noun?
Yes, both the nouns 'fungi' (plural form of fungus) and bacteria (plural form of bacterium) are common nouns, they are general words for types of life forms.
