Plural of medium , criterion?

Borislav · #1 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 17:23 pm *Plural of medium , criterion?*

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These words - medium, criterion have unusual plural forms as I know. How are they ?

Haihao · #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 22:50 pm *Plural of medium , criterion?*

They are from Greek. BTW, criterion's plural could be criterions.

Borislav · #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:40 am *Plural of medium , criterion?*

Haihao, aren't they from latin ? Do you know something about "medium" ?

Youscream_Icecream · #4 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:07 am *Plural of medium , criterion?*

Hi you two,

The lexeme "criterion" is originated from Greek (kriterion) whereas "medium" is derived from Latin (medius). The plural form of "medium" are "media" and "mediums".

Source :
Encarta Learner's Dictionary
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Borislav · #5 (permalink) Sat Apr 24, 2010 16:28 pm *Plural of medium , criterion?*

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Hi Ari !
Thank you for your answer! I hope we match each other more frequently here or in skype

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