Plural of vita
irregular plural
The plural of vita is vitae or vitas.
Forms of vita
| Singular | vita /viːtə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | vitae /ˈviːteɪ/ vitas |
| Countable | countable |
Vitae and vitas in a sentence
- The powdered roots of the Guayacan (lignum vitae) have detersive properties, and were once used as a household cleaning agent.From the entry detersive
- He was haunted, it seems, by the symbol of a Prometheus wearied of his immortality of anguish,— by the tedium vitae.1922, Isaac Goldberg, Brazilian Literature, New York: A.A. Knopf, page 154. From the entry taedium vitae
Meaning of vita
- noun A hagiography; a biography of a saint.
- noun A curriculum vitae.
Nouns ending in -a: plural -ae
Questions about the plural of vita
- What is the plural of vita?
- The plural of vita is vitae or vitas.
- Which is correct, vitae or vitas?
- Both are used. vitae is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is vita countable?
- Vita is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vita (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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