What Is The Plural Of Onos?

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<div class="IPBDescription">this needs to be decided.</div> I have seen Onoses, Onos, Onii, Onoi, etc.

My personal vote is for either Onos (same for the plural or singular, like sheep or deer) or Onii.
Any philologists out there, want to set us straight?
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  • MaTTMaTT Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3033Members
    <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> = onos

    <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> = onos
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  • ImmacolataImmacolata Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2140Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Onos. Onosses. As in bus - busses. Onos isnt any pseudogrecolatin mumbo jumbo, it's made from the marines yelling "Oh no!" when they hear the roar of the onos. So onoses (or onosses).
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  • XpanderXpander Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2535Members
    Oni. Best plural form ever.
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Xpander+Feb 1 2003, 06:18 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xpander @ Feb 1 2003, 06:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oni. Best plural form ever. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Don't be silly - this is English, not Latin.

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    Anyway, there's been a thread (maybe more) on this already. The answer is "onos" - simply becasue there are times in the manual where they're referred to as "onos" in both plural and singular forms.
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  • XpanderXpander Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2535Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Souris+Feb 1 2003, 06:20 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Souris @ Feb 1 2003, 06:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Xpander+Feb 1 2003, 06:18 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xpander @ Feb 1 2003, 06:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oni.  Best plural form ever. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Don't be silly - this is English, not Latin.

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    Anyway, there's been a thread (maybe more) on this already. The answer is "onos" - simply becasue there are times in the manual where they're referred to as "onos" in both plural and singular forms. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Actually, Oni is Japanese for Demon. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • LindstromLindstrom Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9865Members
    <i>"Through the sound of gunfire and grenades, the screech of leaping Skulks and swoosh of acid rockets, a faint roar is heard. The alien weapons fall conspicuously silent. The turrets stop. The roar is heard again, much closer, much louder. Then four marine's, almost in unison … "Oh no". All hell breaks loose, contact is lost. These "Oh no's" mark the first contact with this species." </i>
    I guess based off the origin the plural could be ocra or oshi
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  • tseepratseepra Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10530Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Xpander+Feb 1 2003, 08:23 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xpander @ Feb 1 2003, 08:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Actually, Oni is Japanese for Demon. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I can't believe that the ns team ripped off the Deamon... But I so see the resemblence <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> it has a horn...
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin--Lindstrom+Feb 1 2003, 01:25 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lindstrom @ Feb 1 2003, 01:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I guess based off the origin the plural could be ocra or oshi <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Funniest thing all day. Thank you.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    As far as I know, there is no 'official' plural - I for mine tend to call multiple Onos "Holy Sh*t".
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  • GreyPawsGreyPaws Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8659Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Feb 1 2003, 01:30 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Feb 1 2003, 01:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As far as I know, there is no 'official' plural - I for mine tend to call multiple Onos "Holy Sh*t". <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    got my vote
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  • JacturusJacturus Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8537Members
    I always just use "a herd of Onos" to mean more than one...and I don't get alot of time to tell people before the end. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    "A herd of Onos heading for base!! GAH!!....<splat>"

    That or "Oh My GAWD!!" <death>

    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo-->

    I mean, they are big, cow-like beasts that rip people a new one...with horns and tentacles on their backs and stuff...a herd kinda works!
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  • IdenIden Join Date: 2002-10-16 Member: 1513Members
    Nemesis basically stole my idea <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    My version went like this:

    Onos = Singular

    Oh sh*t = plural
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Iden+Feb 1 2003, 01:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Iden @ Feb 1 2003, 01:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nemesis basically stole my idea <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    My version went like this:

    Onos = Singular

    Oh sh*t = plural <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Using the same logic that turns "oh no's" into onos, "oh sh*t" would be something like osht. That's such a funny combination of letters to look at. I'm all for it!
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  • The_SpectreThe_Spectre Join Date: 2002-11-18 Member: 9212Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Summary: The dreadnaughts of the Kharaa, <i>the Onos are</i> tanks – highly armored and very powerful. They are so large they cannot use crawlspaces and many of the narrow passages found on human ships and bases. This does not limit their effectiveness very much – <i>the Onos is</i> the highest level response to any threat, requiring large amounts of resources to gestate, but paying off with truly awe-inspiring strength.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    From <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/manual/alien_onos.html' target='_blank'>http://www.natural-selection.org/manual/al...alien_onos.html</a>

    Onos. Couldn't be clearer.
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  • BacksliderBackslider Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3400Members
    Now I don't know how old this joke is already, but some one said this in game yesterday and it was kinda funny.

    "How do aliens have sex?"
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    ..

    ...
    ....
    .....
    "They Bone'os!"

    <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • UrzaUrza Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11514Members
    onos = singular
    onoi = plural

    check ur greek grammar
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  • ElvenThiefElvenThief aka Elven Thief (ex. NS Programmer) Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8754Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> = Onos
    <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> =Oshit
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  • Error404Error404 Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9353Members
    LOL
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  • Teufel_EldritchTeufel_Eldritch Join Date: 2002-01-28 Member: 124Members
    Yea I always thought that Oni, Onii, and Onai were good plural versions of onos.
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  • skulkswerenerfedskulkswerenerfed Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10633Members
    oni, like peni
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  • SoBe_DragonSoBe_Dragon Join Date: 2002-12-04 Member: 10465Members
    edited February 2003
    oni - devil, or ghost

    onos, oshit....thats hilarious
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  • andyamlandyaml Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8830Members
    I always just say "Onos", like "deer".
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  • OlljOllj our themepark-stalking nightmare Fade Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10696Members
    edited February 2003
    Singular = Onos
    Plural = F4
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  • INeedAWeldINeedAWeld Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12817Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Lindstrom+Feb 1 2003, 01:25 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lindstrom @ Feb 1 2003, 01:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I guess based off the origin the plural could be ocra or oshi <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Holy moly, cracked me up for like 5 minutes straight.
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  • ImmacolataImmacolata Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2140Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited February 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Urza+Feb 1 2003, 08:35 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Urza @ Feb 1 2003, 08:35 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> onos = singular
    onoi = plural

    check ur greek grammar <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    But it ain't greek! It's bloody english. Onosi, onosoi, onosae etc. is just trying to squeeze onosSES into categories they dont belong into <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> And the most glaringly obvious plural form would be to add -es or -ses since it's english. Onosses. Long to type, so i just use "onos". Sorry if the cool factor is WAY too low on mundane onosses. But call them what you like, they'll gore with impunity whether you call them "onosoidz", "onoz0rs" or "Uncle Bob!". They care for you and will do their utmost to obliterate you in spite of your indecisiveness on what to call them. Besides, they dont speak greek, latin, english <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MaTTMaTT Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3033Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Ollj+Feb 1 2003, 11:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ollj @ Feb 1 2003, 11:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Singular = Onos
    Plural = F4 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    LOL... so true...
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  • saint0zsaint0z Join Date: 2002-10-16 Member: 1505Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Urza+Feb 1 2003, 07:35 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Urza @ Feb 1 2003, 07:35 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> onos = singular
    onoi = plural

    check ur greek grammar <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    he hit the nail on the head, just examine the roots of the word
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    edited February 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Kharaa_0z+Feb 1 2003, 12:36 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kharaa_0z @ Feb 1 2003, 12:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Urza+Feb 1 2003, 07:35 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Urza @ Feb 1 2003, 07:35 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> onos = singular
    onoi = plural

    check ur greek grammar <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    he hit the nail on the head, just examine the roots of the word <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmm invented-recenly Alien species have their roots in Greek. Who knew? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    I call <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> an Onos

    I call <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> "Commander, I need a micro-nuke"
    <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • James_H4xwellJames_H4xwell Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11518Members
    Think im a little bit late, but to clarify, youkai = demon and oni = ogre.
    also i think o sh*t would be the best plural, even if it isnt politically correct
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