virii
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
virii
- (proscribed) plural of virus
Usage notes[edit]
- The plural virii, though common, is based on a misunderstanding of Latin. In classical Latin, virus appears to be a singulare tantum without any attested plural. If virus were a masculine 2nd declension noun, it would form its plural with a singular -i as viri. In fact as a neuter 2nd declension noun, in New Latin, the plural is formed as vira.
References[edit]
Plural of virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
