It’s Latinized Greek, and in English as a further bastardized loan word multiple plural forms are correct, including octopi, octopodes, and octopuses!
I prefer octopussesi, personally.
Except it’s not Latin, it’s of Greek origin. So it’s octopodes.
Except it’s not Latin, it’s of Greek origin. So it’s octopodes.
It’s Latinized Greek, and in English as a further bastardized loan word multiple plural forms are correct, including octopi, octopodes, and octopuses!
I prefer octopussesi, personally.
Ibuthyr@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Now I’m just plain embarrassed. I use Octopoden in German. No idea why I thought it should be octopi… I may have it mixed up with one of our customers (octopi brewing Co). Thanks for the correction!
silence7@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
English speakers do all kinds of weird things with the plural of ‘octopus’
I think I’ve seen everything except octopussies
Hawke@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Really any of those interpretations is just fine. Although I have my preference, I’m not gonna say anyone else is wrong.