pegasuses, pegasae?

[jgbrowning]

what you guys think is the proper plurel for aforementioned flying beastie?

thanks,

joe b

 

[Theovis]

English usually follows latin rules for plurals of "us" words. So I'd say pegasi.

Originally it was a proper name, not a word intended to plural.

 

[jgbrowning]

thanks

thanks.

 

[the Jester]

Yep, pegasi.

Although supposedly one of the guidelines for monster creation in 3e is that the plural end in -s or -es. There are only a few exceptions to this now (pegasi, slaad).

 

[Neo]

Theovis is totally correct

Singular is Pegasus
Plural is Pegasi

 

[mmadsen]

"Pegasus" is the Latin spelling, and its plural would naturally be "Pegasi" -- except that "Pegasus" was a proper name. The Greek name, in Roman characters, is "Pegasos". (I'm not sure what the Greek plural of "Pegasos" would be.)

By the way, in English, we like to pronounce "-i" as "eye", but it should be pronounced my like "-y" -- pay-gahssooss becomes pay-gahssy.

 

[333 Dave]

Yep, pegasi.

Although supposedly one of the guidelines for monster creation in 3e is that the plural end in -s or -es. There are only a few exceptions to this now (pegasi, slaad).

add janni, djinni, and efreeti to your list.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

I know they use the form "pegasi" in astronomy. For example, 51 Pegasi is a star around which one of the first extrasolar planets was detected.

 

[CrazyMage]

"Pegasus" is the Latin spelling, and its plural would naturally be "Pegasi" -- except that "Pegasus" was a proper name. The Greek name, in Roman characters, is "Pegasos". (I'm not sure what the Greek plural of "Pegasos" would be.)

Pegasoi would be the Greek plural.

 

[ninthcouncil]

If in doubt, form a regular English plural (i.e. "Pegasuses" in this case). Don't take any notice of classics snobs telling you otherwise - so few people know Greek and Latin these days that expecting the application of their irregular plural formation on obscure English words is just stupid. Same goes for the split infinitive "rule", which is just a misguided attempt to apply Latin verb rules to English words.