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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Virii again #117364 12/09/03 06:49 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Well, the Oxford I have says that it comes from L = "slimy liquid". In which case the plural is viri if it's second declension and probably virus if it's fourth declension. But I'm not claiming this as being definitive, just my 2c worth, FWIW! I usually say viruses anyway, since it seems to be the common usage. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Virii again sjmaxq 12/09/03 06:34 PM Re: Virii again Capfka 12/09/03 06:49 PM Re: Virii again AnnaStrophic 12/09/03 07:02 PM Re: Virii again Capfka 12/09/03 07:27 PM Re: Virii again Bingley 12/10/03 02:33 AM viruses Jenet 12/10/03 07:21 AM Re: viruses Faldage 12/10/03 10:43 AM Re: viruses Capfka 12/10/03 11:27 AM Re: viruses Jenet 12/10/03 08:22 PM And while we're at it... AnnaStrophic 12/10/03 08:28 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? sjmaxq 12/10/03 08:44 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Capfka 12/10/03 10:44 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? sjmaxq 12/10/03 10:48 PM Re: bad water AnnaStrophic 12/10/03 11:09 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Faldage 12/11/03 02:37 AM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Capfka 12/11/03 02:21 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Faldage 12/11/03 02:23 PM Re: Virii again birdfeed 12/10/03 01:45 PM Re: Virii again Jenet 12/09/03 07:03 PM Re: Virii again Faldage 12/09/03 07:22 PM Re: Virii again Faldage 12/09/03 07:43 PM Re: Virii again Capfka 12/09/03 07:53 PM Re: Virii again Faldage 12/09/03 07:56 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,328 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 757 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,539 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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