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Re: [OM] Pluraling

Subject: Re: [OM] Pluraling
From: "piers@xxxxxxxx" <piers.hemy@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 20:49:57 +0100
No, you are assuming it's 2nd declension, but (if it is  declinable),
it's undoubtedly 4th declension.

But as a Latin borrowing from Greek, I suspect it is indeclinable.

And in any case, there is only one Olympus!

In every case above, the plural of Olympus is ... Olympus.

:-)

Piers

On 18/05/2013, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On May 18, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
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>>>     A perplexing though just came to mind:  What is the plural for
>>> Olympus?  Olympuses seems akward, and it might be appropriate to follow
>>> the lead here and use "Olympus cameras" instead.
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>> How about multiple Toyota Prius?
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