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inoculi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-o-culi
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of inoculus: misconstruction of inocula.

Etymology

By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *diverticulus/diverticuli for diverticulum/diverticula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin.

Frequently Paired Words

inoculate inoculated inoculating inoculation inoculous inoculus

Questions

What does inoculi mean?
plural of inoculus: misconstruction of inocula.
Where does inoculi come from?
By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *diverticulus/diverticuli for diverticulum/diverticula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin.

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