Nouns of Foreign Origin in English
In English there is a group of nouns with very unusual plural forms. This group consists mainly of nouns of foreign origin especially of Latin and Greek. Below you can find a list with some examples of such nouns.
| Singular | Plural | 
|---|---|
| analysis | analyses | 
| antenna | antennae / antennas | 
| appendix | appendixes/appendices | 
| axis | axes | 
| bacterium | bacteria | 
| basis | bases | 
| bureau | bureaux | 
| cactus | cactuses/cacti | 
| codex | codices | 
| criterion | criteria | 
| crisis | crises | 
| curriculum | curricula | 
| datum | data | 
| diagnosis | diagnoses | 
| focus | focuses/foci | 
| formula | formulae / formulas | 
| fungus | fungi | 
| index | indexes/indices | 
| kibbutz | kibbutzim | 
| larva | larvae | 
| medium | mediums/media | 
| nucleus | nuclei | 
| oasis | oases | 
| octopus | octopuses/octopi | 
| phenomenon | phenomena | 
| stimulus | stimuli | 
| syllabus | syllabuses/syllabi | 
| tempo | tempi | 
| terminus | termini / terminuses | 
| thesis | theses |