Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

platypi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: platypi
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of platypus

Etymology

* The -i plural comes from the belief that platypus is a Latin second declension noun, which it is not. In fact, it belongs to the Greek third declension. The usual plural is platypuses; platypodes is the Greek plural, which is also correct.

Questions

What does platypi mean?: plural of platypus
Where does platypi come from?: * The -i plural comes from the belief that platypus is a Latin second declension noun, which it is not. In fact, it belongs to the Greek third declension. The usual plural is platypuses; platypodes is the Greek plural, which is also correct.

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