stopthatgirl7 to News • 2 years agoPhoenix's record heat is killing off cactuseswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down14file-text
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minus-square@supernicepojolink17•edit-22 years agoOctopus, octopi, octopuses Plural of cactus is cactus, cacti or cactuses It’s all Greek to me, but I’m not Latin that bother me.
minus-squareIts_Always_420link4•edit-22 years agoGreek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
minus-square@AttackBunnylink2•2 years agoPlural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoOctopus has a Greek root, so the correct plural would be octopodes. Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, though. But I do love to bring up etymology whenever this comes up.
It’s Cacti, I think.
Octopus, octopi, octopuses
Plural of cactus is cactus, cacti or cactuses It’s all Greek to me, but I’m not Latin that bother me.
The plural of cactus is just cacti
Octopedes
Octopodes, if you want to keep both parts Latin.
Greek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
Plural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
Octopus has a Greek root, so the correct plural would be octopodes. Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, though. But I do love to bring up etymology whenever this comes up.
Is nothing safe!?
Arizona native, here. You can say either.
Pretty sure they’re cactus
Looks like they’re can’tus take the heat!
Ackshully it’s cactuar 🏃♂️🌵🫨