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Grammar alert: Plurals of English nouns with Greek or Latin roots

Is ‘media’ singular or plural?  Would it be correct to say: Managerial excellence is an important criteria? Which plural should I use: referenda or referendums? Read our post below to find it out. There is a small group of nouns in English which are of Greek or Latin origin. For example: an analysis, a criterion, a stimulus.   These nouns still form plurals in the same way as they did in Latin or Greek. Let us focus on the most common nouns of this type and divide them into 5 groups. Group 1   -is [ ɪ s] ending in the singular      -es [i ː z] ending in the plural                a crisis                                       crises      ...