Is Data Singular or Plural?
November 30, 2022
The singular of data is datum. Data is plural, and the more commonly used of the two.
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Is Bacteria Plural or Singular?
November 30, 2022
Bacteria is a plural noun, and comes from Latin. Bacterium is singular.
What’s the Plural of Stimulus?
November 29, 2022
Stimulus, like other Latin nouns that have made it to Modern English (syllabus, locus, focus, radius,) uses -I as a plural noun, stimuli.
What’s the Plural of Trout?
November 28, 2022
Just like salmon, tuna and cod, trout stays the same in both the singular and plural case.
What’s the Plural of Species?
November 28, 2022
Species is plural for species. Species is already a plural noun.
What’s the Plural of Apex?
November 28, 2022
Apex meaning, “the tip, point, or summit”, comes from Latin; originally, its plural is apices. Apexes has come to be accepted over time.
Is Media Singular or Plural?
November 28, 2022
Media (pl. n.) singular is medium, in most cases. Media can be used as a mass noun, or non-count noun, which only use singular noun
Is Criteria Singular or Plural?
November 28, 2022
Criteria, which are a “standard or principle by which something is judged”, is a plural noun. Criterion is the singular of criteria.
What’s the Plural of Tomato?
November 25, 2022
Singular nouns, like tomato, that end in -o often take on s/es as a plural: tomato/tomatoes (or potato/potatoes).