Plural of syllabus
irregular plural
The plural of syllabus is syllabi or syllabuses.
Forms of syllabus
| Singular | syllabus /ˈsɪləbəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | syllabi syllabuses |
| Countable | countable |
Meaning of syllabus
- noun A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.
- noun The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.
Nouns ending in -us: plural -i
Questions about the plural of syllabus
- What is the plural of syllabus?
- The plural of syllabus is syllabi or syllabuses.
- Which is correct, syllabi or syllabuses?
- Both are used. syllabi is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is syllabus countable?
- Syllabus is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: syllabus (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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