Talk:Prospectus (university)
Latest comment: 11 years ago by Idmillington in topic Latin Plural
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Latin Plural edit
A nice explanation of why the Latin plural prospecti is wrong, is largely irrelevant, since the relevant US and UK dictionaries list the english plural as "prospectuses". I've moved the latin discussion here, if someone wants to reinstate it, they can, but it needs clarification, because as it was it reads as linguistic prescriptivism. A citation from an *english* dictionary (rather than a Latin one) would be a minimum, I feel.
- While many default to the plural 'prospecti', this is incorrect as the Latin noun prospectus, like other supines, is part of the fourth declension and as such its plural is prospectūs.[1][2]
It is uncommon to meet the plural in any case (Mirriam Webster online doesn't even list one), so I've changed the article to remove all the latin plurals and replace them with singulars.
Idmillington (talk) 15:00, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Latin Fourth Declension". Math.osu.edu. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, prospectus". Perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-24.