Plural of lacuna
irregular plural
The plural of lacuna is lacunae or lacunas.
Forms of lacuna
| Singular | lacuna /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lacunae /ləˈkuˌni/ lacunas |
| Countable | countable |
Lacunae and lacunas in a sentence
- Long lacunae in this inscription make interpretation difficult.
- For Beatrice Nutter, there will always be conspicuous lacunae in our mutual understanding, but after almost 30 years here, the anomalies now delight rather than confound her.2008 March 23, Elizabeth Day, “The great French love affair with la vie anglaise”, in The Observer, →ISSN
- Bujalski has perfect pitch: an instinct for how language meanders, and the lacunae it circles around.2015, Sophia Nguyen, “Mumblecore's Maestro: The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski”, in Harvard Magazine, September-October 2015. From the entry perfect pitch
- Fans talk of retcon—retroactive continuity—giving information that explains an earlier event, especially seeming plot contradictions or lacunae.2005, Rhonda Wilcox, Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, page 9. From the entry retcon
- On videodermoscopical examination (x10), AKF is characterized by the presence of dark lacunae, whitish veil, red lacunae, erythema, peripheral erythema, and hemorrhagic crusts.2015, Sudip Kumar Ghosh, Shouvik Ghosh, Megha Agarwal, “Multiple giant angiokeratoma of Fordyce on the shaft of the penis masquerading as…. From the entry videodermoscopical
Meaning of lacuna
- noun A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
- noun A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
- noun A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
Nouns ending in -a: plural -ae
Questions about the plural of lacuna
- What is the plural of lacuna?
- The plural of lacuna is lacunae or lacunas.
- Which is correct, lacunae or lacunas?
- Both are used. lacunae is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is lacuna countable?
- Lacuna is a countable noun.
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