gardenpanty 0 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 volanti :shrug: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loribb 338 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Volantis is genitive singular form of Latin word volans which means "flying object" or "bird". Nominative of plural would go volantes. N volans G volantis D volanti A volantem V volans Ab volante plural n volantes g volantium d volantibus a volantes v volantes ab volantibus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 LOOOOOOOL OMG THIS GIF What an amazingly appropriate moment to use it as well Also, you've been waiting to use that gif haven't you? I honestly didn't I googled "Volantis gif" to make the OP look more fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello 112 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not subject to vote, though This is latin, and latin has rules, like any other language. Exceptions say hi. The plural of arthritis is arthritides. The vote should've been Volantes vs Volantides though (yet neither is there ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Exceptions say hi. The plural of arthritis is arthritides. The vote should've been Volantes vs Volantides though (yet neither is there ). Sorry I didn't really think of either, I just put down the three that I'd heard most on the forum and left an "Other" option for any other thoughts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the frog 1,761 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Volantis looks like a 3rd declension noun in Latin (to be precise it looks like the genitive singular of volans, the present participle of volare, 'to fly'). The plural would be volantes. Those who say it should be volanti are confusing the 3rd declension with the 2nd declension. Came here to go all latin plurals on them but ofc u were first It could be Volanti if the singular form was Volantus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 21,423 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Came here to go all latin plurals on them but ofc u were first It could be Volanti if the singular form was Volantus. Of course it was me. 俺の勝利は揺るぎない Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 21,423 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Exceptions say hi. The plural of arthritis is arthritides. The vote should've been Volantes vs Volantides though (yet neither is there ). The exception is that arthritis is the surface realization of an underlying *arthritid. Latin does not like /d/ in coda position in a word and thus changed it to /s/. Because volantis is etymologically the genitive singular of an active participle (vol-a-nt-), *volantides would make less sense. Coincidentally, *volant was realized as volans. (I'm guessing 'volant' would mean they fly.) 俺の勝利は揺るぎない Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfAntonio 7,822 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Volanti or Volantis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the frog 1,761 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 The exception is that arthritis is the surface realization of an underlying *arthritid. Latin does not like /d/ in coda position in a word and thus changed it to /s/. Because volantis is etymologically the genitive singular of an active participle (vol-a-nt-), *volantides would make less sense. Coincidentally, *volant was realized as volans. (I'm guessing 'volant' would mean they fly.) ur knowledge is impressive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 21,423 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 ur knowledge is impressive Thank you. 俺の勝利は揺るぎない Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth 90 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Volanti. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo 3,000 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I agree with Volantes? I think I remember being taught that words ending in -is change to -es in the plural. For example, the plural of crisis is crises. The plural of axis is axes. So I'll go with Volantes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTRARTPOP 0 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Volantis looks like a 3rd declension noun in Latin (to be precise it looks like the genitive singular of volans, the present participle of volare, 'to fly'). The plural would be volantes. Those who say it should be volanti are confusing the 3rd declension with the 2nd declension. I see I'm not the only one taking Latin :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 21,423 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I see I'm not the only one taking Latin :) I didn't take Latin 俺の勝利は揺るぎない Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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