glomeruli
The plural of "glomerulus" is glomeruli.
glomerulus comes from Latin, and like many Latin nouns ending in -us it changes the ending to -i.
Meaning: a tiny cluster of blood vessels in the kidney that filters blood (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with glomeruli: the glomeruli are. Because glomeruli does not end in s, the possessive plural is glomeruli's.
How do you pronounce it?
glomerulus is pronounced /ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/.
Did you know?
- Over time, borrowed words often take a regular English plural too: forums and stadiums are now more common than fora and stadia.
Examples in context
- Each kidney has about a million glomeruli.Singular: Each kidney has more than one glomerulus.
- The glomeruli filter waste from the blood.Singular: The glomerulus filters waste from the blood.
