Re: YAEPT: uu/ii (< Quick Latin pronunciation question)

2008/5/26 caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>:
>>"Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:
>
>>Yup, virus was a collective noun in Latin.  IIRC, it's also 4th decl,
>>not 2nd...,
>
> According to the Cassells New Latin Dictionary, it is "virus, -i" which
> would make it 2nd declension.
Well obviously if "virusi" is the plural, then the singular must be
"kirusi" (class 7/8). :)

René