Re: [LegacyUG] Censussissies. . .

2009-02-22 Thread Momalot66
...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of John Clare Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 1:21 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Censussissies. . . Sorry, but I think Google is probably wrong. Most Latin nouns ending in -us are 2nd declension and the plural would therefore be -i, but

RE: [LegacyUG] Censussissies. . .

2009-02-22 Thread M. Brenzel
And what does this subject have to do with Legacy? Please stay on-topic. -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of John Clare Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 1:21 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG

Re: [LegacyUG] Censussissies. . .

2009-02-22 Thread John Clare
Sorry, but I think Google is probably wrong. Most Latin nouns ending in -us are 2nd declension and the plural would therefore be -i, but census is 4th declension (like portus - a port) where the plural is portus (pronounced portoos, ie a long u). I have checked in the Collins and the Oxford Latin d