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[–] 39 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Wugs, if its an Anglo root, unless it's derived from Latin "Wug*, wugīs" in which case there are two Wugi (wûg-eye). Unless its one of the random Latin words where we don't do that and it's still "wugs." Unless it's a loanword from germanic then we might anglicise it or we might say "wugar." Because eNgLIsH iS EaSY...

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    unless it’s derived from Latin “Wug*, wugīs” in which case there are two Wugi (wûg-eye).

    Wouldn't a wug, wugis group noun be wuges plural?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Correct! Thank you for catching that, I accidentally put it in third declension. So yes Wuges. I was referencing when second declension nouns borrowed into English sometimes remain -i for the plural (as in radii, stimuli etc.) So Wugus, Wugi.

    Oh yeah and sometimes it's actually Greek causing irregulars (looking at you, criteria)...

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