Nouns that accept both the Latin -I plural and a regular English plural with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DUO | S | [n. DUOS or DUI] · an instrumental duet |
| AE | MIR | EIKSY | [n. MIRS or MIRI] · a Russian~ peasant commune |
| — | PUL | AEIKLPS | [n. PULS or PULI°] · a coin of Afghanistan~ |
| — | BLIN | DGIKY | [n. BLINI°, BLINIS or BLINY] · a blintze «a thin pancake» (=bliny) |
| E | DUCE | S | [n. DUCES or DUCI] · a leader |
| — | SOLO | NS | [n. -LOS or -LI] · a musical composition for a single voice or instrument / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S or -OES] · to perform alone (=soloes) |
| — | AGAPE | S | [n. -PES or -PAE or -PAI] · a communal meal of fellowship - AGAPEIC [a.] (=agapes) |
| — | BASSO | S | [n. -SOS or -SI] · a low-pitched~ singer |
| — | BRAVO | S | [n. -VOS or -VOES or -VI] · a hired killer / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to applaud by shouting "bravo" |
| — | BUFFO | S | [n. -FI or -FOS] · an operatic clown |
| — | CELLO | S | [n. -LOS or -LI] · a stringed musical instrument |
| — | DUOMO | S | [n. -MOS or -MI] · a cathedral |
| — | EPHOR | IS | [n. -ORS or -ORI] · a magistrate of ancient Greece~ - EPHORAL [a.] |
| — | FOCUS | — | [n. -CUSES or -CI] · a point at which rays converge or from which they diverge / ----- [v. -CUSED or -CUSSED, -CUSING or -CUSSING, -CUSES or -CUSSES] · to bring to a focus / [x] { focusing focussing § foci focuses focusses § focalise focalised focalises focalising focalize focalized focalizes focalizing focus focused focuses focusing focussed focusses focussing § focused focusing focussed focussing } |
| — | FUCUS | — | [n. -CI or -CUSES] · any of a genus of brown algae |
| — | KROON | IS | [n. KROONS or KROONI] · a former monetary unit of Estonia~ |
| — | KULAK | IS | [n. -LAKS or -LAKI] · a rich Russian~ peasant |
| — | LIBER | S | [n. LIBRI or LIBERS] · a book of public records |
| — | MOMUS | — | [n. -MUSES or -MI] · a carping person |
| — | NIDUS | — | [n. NIDI or NIDUSES] · a nest or breeding place |
| — | OVOLO | S | [n. -LI or -LOS] · a convex molding |
| — | PADRE | S | [n. PADRES or PADRI] · a Christian~ clergyman |
| — | PRIMO | S | [n. -MOS or -MI] · the main part in a musical piece |
| — | RUBEL | S | [n. -S or RUBLI] · a monetary unit of Belarus~ (=rubli) |
| — | SEGNO | S | [n. -GNI or -GNOS] · a musical sign |
| — | TEMPO | S | [n. -PI or -POS] · the rate of speed of a musical piece |
| — | TONDO | S | [n. -DI or -DOS] · a circular painting |
| — | TORSO | S | [n. -SI or -SOS] · the trunk of the human body |
| — | TORUS | — | [n. -RI or -RUSES] · a large convex molding / [x] { tore torus § tores tori toruses § tor } |
| B | ABACUS | — | [n. -CI or -CUSES] · a calculating device |
| — | ARIOSO | S | [n. -SOS or -SI] · a musical passage resembling an aria |
| — | BANDIT | OS | [n. -DITS or -DITTI] · a robber |
| — | BYSSUS | — | [n. BYSSUSES or BYSSI] · a fine linen - BYSSAL [a.] (=byssal) |
| — | CACTUS | — | [n. -TI or -TUSES] · a plant native to arid regions - CACTOID [a.] |
| — | CASINO | S | [n. -NOS or -NI] · a gambling room |
| — | CHADOR | S | [n. -DORS or -DRI] · a large shawl |
| — | CIRRUS | — | [n. -RI or -RUSES] · a tendril or similar part (=cirruses) |
| — | CROCUS | — | [n. -CUSES or -CI] · a flowering plant |
| — | CULTUS | — | [n. -TUSES or -TI] · a cult / [x] { cult cultus § culti cults cultuses } |
| — | DISCUS | S | [n. -CUSES or -CI] · a disk hurled in athletic competition |
| — | DUELLO | S | [n. -LOS or -LI] · the art of dueling; a duel |
| — | FIASCO | S | [n. -COES or -CHI] · a wine bottle / ----- [n. -COES or -COS] · a complete failure |
| — | FUNGUS | — | [n. -GI or -GUSES] · any of a major group of lower plants |
| — | GELATO | S | [n. -TI° or -TOS] · italian~ ice cream |
| — | GENIUS | — | [n. GENIUSES or GENII] · an exceptional natural aptitude |
| — | IAMBUS | — | [n. -BUSES or -BI] · an iamb «a type of metrical foot» |
| — | LIMBUS | — | [n. -BUSES or -BI] · a distinctive border |
| — | NIELLO | S | [n. -LI or -LOS] · a black metallic substance / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to decorate with niello |
| — | NIMBUS | — | [n. -BI or -BUSES] · a luminous cloud - NIMBUSED [a.] |
| — | OBLAST | IS | [n. -LASTS or -LASTI] · an administrative division of Russia~ |
| — | ONAGER | S | [n. -GERS or -GRI] · a wild ass of central Asia~ |
| — | PANINO | — | [n. PANINI° or PANINIS] · a sandwich made with a small bread roll (=paninis) |
| — | RADIUS | — | [n. -DII or -DIUSES] · a straight line from the center of a circle to the circumference / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to give a rounded form to (=radiused radiusing) |
| — | RUBATO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a fluctuation of speed within a musical phrase (=rubati) |
| — | SANTIM | ISU | [n. -TIMS or -TIMI or -TIMU] · a formerly used coin of Latvia~ (=santim) |
| — | SIGNOR | AEISY | [n. -GNORI or -GNORS] · an Italian~ title of courtesy for a man |
| — | SMALTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · colored glass used in mosaics |
| — | SOLEUS | — | [n. -LEUSES or -LEI] · a muscle in the calf of the leg (=soleuses) |
| — | STYLUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a pointed instrument for writing, marking, or engraving |
| — | TENUTO | S | [n. -TI or -TOS] · a musical note or chord held longer than its normal duration |
| — | THYMUS | — | [n. -MI or -MUSES] · a glandular structure in the body |
| — | URAEUS | — | [n. URAEI or URAEUSES] · the figure of the sacred serpent on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers |
| — | UTERUS | — | [n. UTERI or UTERUSES] · an organ of female mammals - UTERINE [a.] |
| — | ANIMATO | RS | [n. -TI or -TOS] · a musical passage played in a lively manner (=animati animatos) |
| — | ANNULUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a ring or ringlike part - ANNULOSE [a.] / [x] { annulus § annuli annuluses § annular annulate annulated annulose } |
| — | BAMBINO | S | [n. -NOS or -NI] · a baby |
| — | BOLETUS | — | [n. -TUSES or -TI] · a fungus / [x] { bolete boletus § boletes boleti boletuses } |
| — | CALAMUS | — | [n. -MI or -MUSES] · a marsh plant (=calamuses) |
| — | CANZONE | ST | [n. -NI or -NES] · a form of lyric poetry |
| — | CAROLUS | — | [n. -LUSES or -LI] · an old English coin |
| — | CAVETTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a concave molding |
| — | CEMBALO | S | [n. -LI or -LOS] · a harpsichord |
| — | COLOBUS | — | [n. -BUSES or -BI] · a large African~ monkey (=colobuses) |
| — | CUBITUS | — | [n. -TUSES or -TI] · the forearm (=cubituses) / [x] { cubitus § cubiti cubituses } |
| — | CUMULUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a type of cloud - CUMULOUS [a.] (=cumuluses) |
| — | DRACHMA | EIS | [n. -MAS, -MAE or -MAI] · a monetary unit of Greece~ |
| — | DUUMVIR | IS | [n. -VIRS or -VIRI] · a magistrate of ancient Rome~ |
| — | ECHINUS | — | [n. -NI or ECHINUSES] · an echinoid «a spiny marine animal» (=echinuses) |
| — | HETAIRA | IS | [n. -RAI or -RAS] · hetaera «a concubine» |
| — | INCUBUS | — | [n. -BI or -BUSES] · a demon |
| — | ISTHMUS | — | [n. -MUSES or -MI] · a strip of land connecting two larger land masses |
| — | MAESTRO | S | [n. -STROS or -STRI] · a master of an art |
| — | MAFIOSO | S | [n. -SOS or -SI] · a member of the mafia (=mafiosos) |
| — | NUCLEUS | — | [n. -CLEI or -CLEUSES] · an essential part of a cell |
| — | OCTOPUS | — | [n. -PUSES, -PI, or -PODES] · a nocturnal octopod / [x] { octopi octopodes octopus octopuses § octopus } |
| — | PADRONE | S | [n. -NES or -NI] · a master |
| — | PAESANO | S | [n. -NI or -NOS] · a fellow countryman |
| — | PAPYRUS | — | [n. -RUSES or -RI] · a tall aquatic plant - PAPYRAL PAPYRIAN PAPYRINE [a.] / [x] { papyrus § papyri papyruses § papyral papyrian papyrine } |
| — | PHALLUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · the penis |
| — | POLYNYA | S | [n. -YAS or -YI] · an area of open water surrounded by sea ice |
| — | POLYPUS | — | [n. -PI or -PUSES] · a growth protruding from the mucous lining of an organ |
| — | PRIAPUS | — | [n. -PUSES or -PI] · a representation of the phallus |
| — | PYLORUS | — | [n. -RI or -RUSES] · the opening between the stomach and the duodenum - PYLORIC [a.] |
| — | REGULUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a mass that forms beneath the slag in a furnace - REGULINE [a.] |
| — | RHOMBUS | — | [n. -BUSES or -BI] · a type of geometric figure / [x] { rhomb rhombus § rhombi rhombs rhombuses } |
| — | RIPIENO | S | [n. -NI or -NOS] · tutti |
| — | SCHERZO | S | [n. -ZOS or -ZI] · a lively musical movement |
| — | SIGNIOR | ISY | [n. -GNIORI or -GNIORS] · signor |
| — | SOPRANO | S | [n. -NOS or -NI] · the highest singing voice |
| — | STRATUS | — | [n. -TI or -TUSES] · a type of cloud (=stratuses) |
| — | STRETTO | S | [n. -TI or -TOS] · a concluding musical passage played at a faster tempo |
| — | TANDOOR | IS | [n. -DOORS or -DOORI°] · a clay oven (=tandoors) |
| — | TARTUFO | S | [n. -FI or -FOS] · an Italian~ ice-cream~ dessert |
| — | THALLUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a plant body without true root, stem, or leaf - THALLOID [a.] |
| — | TUMULUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a mound over a grave |
| — | ZEPPOLE | S | [n. -POLES or -POLI] · a deep-fried~ pastry |
| — | ACANTHUS | — | [n. -THI or -THUSES] · a prickly herb |
| — | AMORETTO | S | [n. -TI or -TOS] · a cupid |
| — | CALCULUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a branch of mathematics |
| — | CASTRATO | RS | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a singer castrated in boyhood (=castratos) |
| — | CHORAGUS | — | [n. -GI or -GUSES] · the leader of a chorus or choir - CHORAGIC [a.] |
| — | CHOREGUS | — | [n. -GI or -GUSES] · choragus «the leader of a chorus or choir» |
| — | CHORIAMB | IS | [n. -IAMBI or -S] · a type of metrical foot (=choriambi) / [x] { choriamb choriambus § choriambi choriambs choriambuses } |
| — | CICERONE | S | [n. -NES or -NI] · a tour guide |
| — | CICISBEO | S | [n. -BEI or -BEOS] · a lover of a married woman |
| — | COLOSSUS | — | [n. -LOSSI or -LOSSUSES] · a gigantic statue |
| — | CONCERTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a musical composition |
| — | CORNETTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a musical wind instrument |
| — | DECEMVIR | IS | [n. -VIRS or -VIRI] · one of a body of ten Roman magistrates |
| — | EREMURUS | — | [n. EREMURUSES or EREMURI] · a perennial herb (=eremuruses) |
| S | FORZANDO | S | [n. -DOS or -DI] · sforzato «the playing of a tone or chord with sudden force» (=forzandi) |
| — | INTAGLIO | S | [n. -GLI or -GLOS] · an incised or sunken design / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to engrave in intaglio (=intaglioes) |
| — | KIELBASA | S | [n. -BASAS, -BASI, or -BASY] · a smoked sausage |
| — | LIBRETTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · the text of an opera |
| — | MENISCUS | — | [n. -CI or -CUSES] · a crescent-shaped~ body - MENISCAL [a.] |
| — | NAUTILUS | — | [n. -LUSES or -LI] · a spiral-shelled~ mollusk |
| — | OBLIGATO | RS | [n. -TI or -TOS] · an important musical part / [x] { obbligato obligato § obbligati obbligatos obligati obligatos } |
| — | OSTINATO | S | [n. -NATOS or -NATI] · a constantly recurring musical phrase (=ostinati) |
| — | PANDANUS | — | [n. -NI or -NUSES] · a tropical plant |
| — | PECORINO | S | [n. -NOS, -NI] · a hard cheese made from sheep's milk |
| — | PENSIONE | DRS | [n. PENSIONES or PENSIONI] · a boarding house (=pensioni) |
| — | PLATYPUS | — | [n. -PUSES or -PI] · an aquatic mammal |
| — | RHIZOPUS | — | [n. -PI or -PUSES] · any of a genus of mold fungi |
| — | SCIRRHUS | — | [n. -RHI or -RHUSES] · a hard tumor |
| — | STACCATO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a musical passage marked by the short, clear-cut~ playing of tones |
| — | SUCCUBUS | — | [n. -BI or -BUSES] · a female demon |
| — | SYLLABUS | — | [n. -BI or -BUSES] · an outline of a course of study |
| — | TERMINUS | — | [n. -NI or -NUSES] · a terminal |
| — | TERZETTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a vocal or instrumental trio |
| — | TRIUMVIR | IS | [n. -VIRS or -VIRI] · one of a ruling body of three in ancient Rome~. |
| — | VIRTUOSO | S | [n. -SOS or -SI] · a highly skilled artistic performer |
| — | VITELLUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · the yolk of an egg |
| — | VOLVULUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a twisting of the intestine that causes obstruction |
| — | ZECCHINO | S | [n. -NI or -NOS] · a former gold coin of Italy~ |
| — | AMPHIOXUS | — | [n. -OXI or -OXUSES] · a lancelet |
| — | BOLSHEVIK | IS | [n. BOLSHEVIKS or BOLSHEVIKI] · (formerly) a Russian~ Communist Compare Menshevik~ |
| — | CAMPANILE | S | [n. CAMPANILES or CAMPANILI] · © a bell tower, esp~. one built separate from a church |
| — | CAPRICCIO | S | [n. -CI or -CIOS] · caprice |
| — | CONCEPTUS | — | [n. -CEPTUSES or -CEPTI] · a fertilized egg (=concepti) |
| — | CONTRALTO | S | [n. CONTRALTOS or CONTRALTI] · © the part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor (=contralti) |
| — | GLADIOLUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a segment of the sternum |
| — | GLISSANDO | S | [n. -DOS or -DI] · © a gliding effect; gliding |
| — | IGNORAMUS | — | [n. -MUSES or -MI] · an utterly ignorant person |
| — | MONSIGNOR | IS | [n. -GNORS or -GNORI] · (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title attached to certain offices or distinctions usually bestowed by the Pope Abbreviation: Mgr~, Msgr~ |
| — | NARCISSUS | — | [n. -ISSUSES or -ISSI] · a bulbous flowering plant |
| — | OBBLIGATO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · not to be omitted in performance / [x] { obbligato obligato § obbligati obbligatos obligati obligatos } |
| — | PASTICCIO | S | [n. -CIOS or -CI] · a pastiche |
| — | PASTORALE | S | [n. -RALES or -RALI] · © a composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time (=pastorali) |
| — | PEMPHIGUS | — | [n. PEMPHIGI or PEMPHIGUSES] · any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes (=pemphigi) |
| — | SFORZANDO | S | [n. -DOS or -DI] · to be played with strong initial attack sf |
| — | SOLFEGGIO | S | [n. -GIOS or -GI] · a solfege «a type of singing exercise» |
| — | THESAURUS | — | [n. -RI or -RUSES] · a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms |
| — | TRAPEZIUS | — | [n. -ZIUSES or -ZII] · a triangular muscle on the back |
| — | UMBILICUS | — | [n. -CI or -CUSES] · the navel |
| — | VAPORETTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · a steam-powered~ passenger boat, as used on the canals in Venice~ |
| — | CANTATRICE | S | [n. -TRICES or CANTATRICI] · © a female professional singer |
| — | DILETTANTE | S | [n. -TANTES or -TANTI] · a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional |
| — | EUCALYPTUS | — | [n. -LYPTI or -LYPTUSES] · © a myrtaceous~ genus of trees, mostly Australian~. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the California~ Sequoia / [x] { eucalypt eucalyptus § eucalypti eucalypts eucalyptuses } |
| — | FORTISSIMO | S | [n. -MOS or -MI] · very loud ff |
| — | INTERMEZZO | S | [n. -MEZZOS or -MEZZI] · © an interlude; an intermede~ |
| — | KOLKHOZNIK | IS | [n. -NIKI or -NIKS] · someone who lives on a collective farm or kolkhoz |
| — | METACARPUS | — | [n. -CARPI or -CARPUSES] · © that part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones |
| — | METATARSUS | — | [n. -TARSI or -TARSUSES] · © that part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse~. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones |
| — | MOSASAURUS | — | [n. -ES or -RI] · extinct marine reptile |
| — | PHOSPHORUS | — | [n. -RI or -RUSES] · © the morning star; Phosphor (=phosphori) / [x] { phosphor phosphore phosphorus § phosphores phosphori phosphors phosphoruses } |
| — | PIANISSIMO | S | [n. -MOS or -MI] · (music) (to be performed) very quietly pp |
| — | POLYANTHUS | — | [n. -THI or -THUSES] · © the oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered~ umbel |
| — | PRONEPHROS | — | [n. -ROSES, -ROI or -RA] · © alt. of Pronephron~ (=pronephra pronephroi) «The head kidne» |
| — | PRONUCLEUS | — | [n. -CLEI or -CLEUSES] · © one of the two bodies or nuclei which unite to form the first segmentation nucleus of an impregnated ovum |
| — | PROSCIUTTO | S | [n. -TOS or -TI] · cured ham from Italy~: usually served as an hors~ d'oeuvre |
| — | PROTHALLUS | — | [n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~. |
| — | RHINOCEROS | — | [n. -ES or RHINOCERI] · large thick-skinned~ mammal |
| — | RITORNELLO | S | [n. -LOS or -LI] · © a short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song |
| — | SCARABAEUS | — | [n. -BAEI or -BAEUSES] · © same as Scarab (=scarabaei) |
| — | SUBNUCLEUS | — | [n. -CLEI or -CLEUSES] · a secondary nucleus |
| — | APPARATCHIK | IS | [n. APPARATCHIKS or APPARATCHIKI] · a member of a Communist apparat |
| — | PODOPHYLLUM | S | [n. -S or PODOPHYLLI] · a herbaceous perennial plant |
| — | PRECALCULUS | — | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a course of mathematics in certain American~ schools, intended to prepare students for the study of calculus |
| — | VIOLONCELLO | S | [n. -LOS or -LI] · © a stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin |
| — | CONTRAPPOSTO | S | † [n. -S or -STI] · pose with hips twisted away from head and shoulders |
| — | DIVERTIMENTO | S | [n. -MENTOS or -MENTI] · © a light and pleasing composition |
| — | ELASMOSAURUS | — | † [n. -ES or -RI] · an extinct marine reptile |
| — | HIPPOPOTAMUS | — | [n. -TAMI or -TAMUSES] · © a large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal, common in the rivers of Africa~ |
| — | CONVERSAZIONE | S | [n. -ONES or -ONI] · a social gathering for discussion of the arts, literature, etc~ / [x] { conversazione § conversaziones conversazioni } |
| — | SUPERVIRTUOSO | S | [n. -SOS or -SI] · a highly accomplished virtuoso |
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