Other loan nouns

Fr. -ean [ou] tableau bureau It.-o[ou] tempo -eaux [ouz] tableaux bureaux (or bureaus) -i [i] tempi (or tempos)

As can be seen from the above list some loan nouns may have two plural forms: the English plural and the original foreign one:

memorandum memoranda memorandums focus foci focuses
curriculum curricula curriculums    
formula formulae formulas    
cherub cheribum cherubs    

There is a tendency to use the regular English plural forms in fiction and colloquial English and the foreign plural in academic or learned language.

Sometimes different plural forms have different meanings:

index indexes (list of contents of books) indices (a mathematical term - показатель)
genius geniuses (men of talent) genii (fabulous spirits guarding a place - духи, домовые)

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