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minus-squareTheDarkKnight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·11 months agoIt’s Cacti, I think.
minus-squaresupernicepojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-211 months agoOctopus, octopi, octopuses Plural of cactus is cactus, cacti or cactuses It’s all Greek to me, but I’m not Latin that bother me.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoOctopodes, if you want to keep both parts Latin.
minus-squareIts_Always_420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-211 months agoGreek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
minus-squareWookieMunster@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoThe plural of cactus is just cacti
minus-squareAttackBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoPlural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
minus-squareSuru@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoOctopus has a Greek root, so the correct plural would be octopodes. Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, though. But I do love to bring up etymology whenever this comes up.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoArizona native, here. You can say either.
It’s Cacti, I think.
Octopus, octopi, octopuses
Plural of cactus is cactus, cacti or cactuses It’s all Greek to me, but I’m not Latin that bother me.
Octopedes
Octopodes, if you want to keep both parts Latin.
Greek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
The plural of cactus is just cacti
Plural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
Octopus has a Greek root, so the correct plural would be octopodes. Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, though. But I do love to bring up etymology whenever this comes up.
Arizona native, here. You can say either.
Ackshully it’s cactuar 🏃♂️🌵🫨
Is nothing safe!?
Pretty sure they’re cactus