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appendix (pluralappendicesorappendixes)
| Dictionary or usage guide | Entry | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Merriam-Webster Unabridged online | "appendixes orappendices" | No other qualification |
| Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary online | "appendixes orappendices" | No other qualification |
| Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary online | "appendixes orappendices" | No other qualification |
| Stedman's Medical Dictionary online | "appendixes orappendices" | No other qualification |
| Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 32nd edition | "appendixes orappendices" | No other qualification |
| American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language online | "appendices orappendixes" | No other qualification |
| Garner's Modern English Usage, fourth edition | "appendixes;appendices" | "Both are correct plural forms forappendix, butappendixes is preferable outside scientific contexts […] Nevertheless, the nonnative plural ismore frequent [per Google Books Ngram data] by a 3-to-1 margin." |
| OxfordDictionaries.com, UK subset | "appendixes orappendices" | "Appendix typically has the pluralappendixes in the anatomical sense, andappendices when referring to a part of a book or document." |
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appendix f (pluralappendices,nodiminutive)
Fromappendō(“hang upon”) +-ix.
appendix f (genitiveappendicis);third declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | appendix | appendicēs |
| genitive | appendicis | appendicum |
| dative | appendicī | appendicibus |
| accusative | appendicem | appendicēs |
| ablative | appendice | appendicibus |
| vocative | appendix | appendicēs |
Unadapted borrowing fromLatinappendix.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | appendix | appendiksy |
| genitive | appendiksu | appendiksów |
| dative | appendiksowi | appendiksom |
| accusative | appendix | appendiksy |
| instrumental | appendiksem | appendiksami |
| locative | appendiksie | appendiksach |
| vocative | appendiksie | appendiksy |