LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 11.AUG.2000 (06) [E]

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From: john feather [johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk]
Subject: Standardization

Henry wrote:

>I was able to make a guess at what "radii" means. My best guess is that
it's the plural of "radius". "radius" in Dutch is just the same, "radius".
But wouldn't the plural of Dutch "radius" be "radia", instead of "radii"?
I'm just guessing the word "radia" here, because I've never used or heared
of a plural form of radius myself. <

The Dutch plural of "radius" is "radii" (or "radiussen" - cf E. "radiuses").
A number of Latin-derived words in "-us" form plurals in this way. "-a"
would be the plural form of a noun in "-um", eg "musea", "gymnasia".

John Feather johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk

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