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msh210

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Dec 30, 2009, 2:02:25 PM12/30/09
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I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's from
Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
Davidovicis or Davidovicies?

Michael Hamm

Peter Duncanson (BrE)

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Dec 30, 2009, 2:17:00 PM12/30/09
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:02:25 -0800 (PST), msh210 <msh...@gmail.com>
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>I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's from
>Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
>Davidovicis or Davidovicies?
>

I'd use Davidovicis. That would following the pattern of the plurals of
names ending in "i" such as Medici(s), and the national groupings:
Israeli(s), Iraqi(s), et ali(s).

"ies" is commonly the plural form of "y".

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Skitt

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Dec 30, 2009, 2:17:13 PM12/30/09
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msh210 wrote:

I'd go with "Davidovicis". That seems to be the standard English way.
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Skitt

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Dec 30, 2009, 2:24:10 PM12/30/09
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Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote:

> msh210 wrote:

>> I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's
>> from Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
>> Davidovicis or Davidovicies?
>>
> I'd use Davidovicis. That would following the pattern of the plurals
> of names ending in "i" such as Medici(s), and the national groupings:
> Israeli(s), Iraqi(s), et ali(s).
>
> "ies" is commonly the plural form of "y".

Yes, but not in names. Besides, there is no "y" in "Davidovici".
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Skitt (AmE)

msh210

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Dec 30, 2009, 2:34:49 PM12/30/09
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Peter Duncanson abed:
> > /d@'vId@vItS/. <snip> Davidovicis or Davidovicies?

>
> I'd use Davidovicis. That would following the pattern of the plurals of
> names ending in "i" such as Medici(s), and the national groupings:
> Israeli(s), Iraqi(s), et ali(s).

Well, yes, but all those end in vowel (sound)s.

Thanks for your input; you, too, Skitt.

Michael Hamm

Nick

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Dec 31, 2009, 11:14:22 AM12/31/09
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But as others have said, not in names. My surname is Atty, my family
are not the Atties. Names tend to take the standard plural, not any
special forms (think of the Proudfoot joke in LOTR).
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