The plural of vertebra is vertebrae.
The word "absurd" comes from the Latin word "absurdus," which means "out of tune" or "dissonant."
It's taken from a Latin word
Datum is latin for "That which is a given, that which is taken for granted." Its plural is the more common "Data."
The singular is opossum (not opposum). The plural is opossums. In case you are wondering, opossa is wrong. The word is not taken from Latin. It is an Algonquian (American Indian) word.
The name is taken from the Latin verb praemitto (I send in advance of . . .).
Taking into consideration the fact that Latin isn't really spoken that much anymore( with the exception of Vatican), I'm not really all that sure whether or not it is really THE most beneficial language. However, Latin has many aspects of it that make it quite useful. Latin It is also shown that people who have learned and taken Latin have scored higher on the SAT's then those who have not taken Latin. So, it can be benificial in education.
The plural of "maximum" is "maxima." This follows the form of many words taken from the Latin or Greek. Maximum's plural is particularly used by the scientific community, not to mention the makers and drivers of certain, specifically named, varieties of Nissan cars.
A "Latin" word Compute which means "calculate" Aqeel Bukhari nmcitc@yahoo.com
One of the least spoken second languages worldwide is Luxembourgish, which is primarily spoken in Luxembourg. It has around 400,000 speakers and is predominantly used as a second language alongside French and German.
The Latin language isn't necessarily the language most used in science, but many words that we use derive from words in Latin. This can include prefixes, suffixes, and even whole words can be used. I know this because I take it and there are many words that have been taken to make English words. If i remember correctly, 34% of the English language comes from Latin. For instince, the Latin word descendo means to go/climb down, or descend.
The plural of opossum is opossums. In case you are wondering, opossa is wrong. The word is not taken from Latin. It is an Algonquian (American Indian) word.
The English language contains many words where the plural form is shorter than the singular. Most of these are words we have taken from foreign languages. The archetypical example is Latin words ending in -um; the plural ends in -a. e.g. datum - pl. data ; erratum - pl errata ; stratum - pl. strata ; (e.g. stands for exemplum gratum, meaning example given. pl -exempla grata)