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dharmacurious@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• dropcase@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Reminds me of a joke:

  A Roman soldier walks into a bar and says, “I’ll have a martinus”

  Bartender says, “don’t you mean a martini?”

  The Roman says. “if I wanted more than one I would’ve asked for it!”

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• lemmyartistforhire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I also do this! My personal top 3 are:

  Jesus - Jesi

  Bus - Bi

  Penis - Penorum

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  • lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Penis - Penorum

    WROOOOONG! Now write the full declension table on that wall. And make sure to draw some pictures with it, so you never forget the word!

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    • fartographer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      People called Romanes, they go, the house?!

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    • lemmyartistforhire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s the genitive! Genitive! Which makes the plural… um! Penum! Penum! Romanorum penum non bonorum sunt!

      c===3, c===3, c===3.

      Poetry was made today.

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  • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have a wealthy friend who has a penorium in their house.

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    • lemmyartistforhire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do you happen to have a picture? Asking for a friend.

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      • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Unfortunately the last time I was invited I got kicked out. Got a little too excited.

        Also they don’t allow phones, so I couldn’t take a picture.

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• HamsterRage@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For decades now, my wife and I have used “Kleeni” as the plural of “Kleenex”.

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  • Tortellinius@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Kleenex is Kneenēs according to the rules of Latin, actually

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    • veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But the plural of index is indices in Latin, so shouldn’t the plural of Kleenex under those rules be Kleenices?

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      • Tortellinius@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s hard to tell because the deviating form in Latin is actually the nominative singular, which is why vocab lists include the genitive singular as well. All other forms have the same stem aside from Nom. Sg. A few examples are:

        senex - senēs (elder)

        rēx - rēgēs (king)

        index - indīcēs (index)

        So really anything could work as long as it ends on -ēs in plural and starts with kleen-.

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• bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Looks like you beat us to level 7

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• Chakravanti@monero.town ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I can eat all the steak ices.

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