Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/21

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Subject: [Leica] The last 100 Noctilux'es (Noctili?)
From: hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)
Date: Wed May 21 17:41:15 2008
References: <BAY113-F38012684FF1FFD49EEBFF48CC40@phx.gbl> <002001c8bad0$a0cc0bf0$6b01a8c0@dadquad> <000601c8bad9$3bb36020$2101a8c0@luispersonal> <4833C31F.50508@gmx.de> <200805210648.m4L6mxKE075452@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
OMIGAWD! Someone else knows how to decline Latin nouns, even unto the  
third declension! I'm partial to that one--who doesn't like the sound  
of Leicaflices and Rolleiflices?

Being Nocti-like in speed and bokeh could be designated by the term  
"noctilucent!".

--howard


On May 21, 2008, at 2:46 AM, Marc James Small wrote:

> At 02:37 AM 5/21/2008, Douglas Sharp wrote:
> >Noctiluciae?
>
> Noctiluces.  Proper plurals for decent cameras include:
>
> Leicae
> Leicaflices
> Contaces
> Contare\ices
> Ikarices
> Ikoflices
> Rolleflices
>
> And for some lenses:
>
> Summitares
> Summicrones
> Summiluces
> Summareces
>
> Und so weiter.
>
> Marc
>
>
>
> msmall@aya.yale.edu
> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!
>
>
>
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