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What is the correct latin plural of the word "condominium"?
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- dollhausLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Condominia would be the Latin plural.
The root noun is 'dominium', which is a second declension neuter noun meaning 'ownership.' The 'con' is a prefix meaning 'together', so it is something with 'ownership together'.
Plurals of 2nd declension neuter nouns are formed by dropping the '-um' and adding '-a', so the plural of dominium is dominia, and plural of condominium is condominia.
The 's' plural condominiums is based on English rules for plurals.
- aWellWisherLv 71 decade ago
Condominiums & condominia, both are correct, of course latin is condominia.
'In international law, a condominium (plural either condominia, as in Latin, or condominiums...' (quoted from the source given below)
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I gotta go with "comdominia"
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