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Re: [OM] Pluraling

Subject: Re: [OM] Pluraling
From: JOHN DUGGAN <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 11:05:48 +0100 (BST)
Hedging my bets.....I have (too) many Olympus cameras.
 
Regards
John Duggan,
Wales, UK


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 From: "piers@xxxxxxxx" <piers.hemy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, 18 May 2013, 20:49
Subject: Re: [OM] Pluraling
 

No, you are assuming it's 2nd declension, but (if it is  declinable),
it's undoubtedly 4th declension.

But as a Latin borrowing from Greek, I suspect it is indeclinable.

And in any case, there is only one Olympus!

In every case above, the plural of Olympus is ... Olympus.

:-)

Piers
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