There is never, NEVER a second declension noun in Latin whose genitive singular ends in -ii. It just doesn't happen. And a second declension word that does not have an -i- before the -us cannot have a -ii as the nominative plural ending! Get your shit straight! The nominative plural of virus is viri, not virii! No! Stop it! The only time you can have -ii in the nominative plural is in words like gladius, because there is already an -i- there. Geez.
virus viri n. poison
gladius gladi m. sword
06 June 2007
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really? just a few days ago i wrote the virii in some message and was never sure of it being right by had little time to research it and forgot about it..thanks!
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