stopthatgirl7 to News • 1 year agoPhoenix's record heat is killing off cactuseswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down14file-text
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minus-square@supernicepojolink17•edit-21 year 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-21 year agoGreek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
minus-square@AttackBunnylink2•1 year 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•1 year 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!?
Pretty sure they’re cactus
Looks like they’re can’tus take the heat!
Arizona native, here. You can say either.
Ackshully it’s cactuar 🏃♂️🌵🫨