styli
The plural of "stylus" is styli.
stylus comes from Latin, and like many Latin nouns ending in -us it changes the ending to -i.
Meaning: a pen-shaped tool used on a touch screen, or a record-player needle (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with styli: the styli are. Because styli does not end in s, the possessive plural is styli's.
How do you pronounce it?
stylus is pronounced /ˈstaɪ.ləs/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Both styluses and styli are correct. styluses is more common for touch-screen pens.
Did you know?
- Many scientific words kept their Latin or Greek plurals when they entered English, such as fungi, bacteria and criteria.
Examples in context
- The tablet comes with two styli.Singular: The tablet comes with a stylus.
- The styli are in the case.Singular: The stylus is in the case.
