Twitter, what is the plural of soma? MS Word's dictionary keeps saying it's 'somas', but I think that sounds stupid. #GrammarIsKey
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Replying to @mattjaywhy
Greek nominative feminine ending in -α becomes -ές in plural —> s
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Replying to @TheLabAndField
Damn. I still think 'somas' sounds weird, but if it's grammatically correct I guess I'll use it...pic.twitter.com/egnpMJWs4P
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Replying to @mattjaywhy
*shrugs* It’s likely a case of “Greek that sounds like Latin but isn’t”. OED didn’t even have a plural!
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Replying to @TheLabAndField @mattjaywhy
somata is Greek that sounds like Greek 
5:42 PM - 30 Aug 2016
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