[*] 107. Many nouns are found in the Plural in a peculiar sense:—
aedēs , -is (F.), temple; | aedēs , -ium, house. |
aqua (F.), water; | aquae, mineral springs, a watering-place. |
auxilium (N.), help; | auxilia, auxiliaries. |
bonum (N.), a good; | bona, goods, property. |
carcer (M.), dungeon; | carcerēs, barriers (of race-course). |
castrum (N.), fort; | castra, camp. |
comitium (N.), place of assembly; | comitia, an election (town-meeting). |
cōpia (F.), plenty; | cōpiae, stores, troops. |
fidēs (F.), harp-string; | fidēs, lyre. |
fīnis (M.), end; | fīnēs, bounds, territories. |
fortūna (F.), fortune; | fortūnae, possessions. |
grātia (F.), favor (rarely, thanks); | grātiae, thanks (also, the Graces). |
hortus (M.), a gardon; | hortī, pleasure-grounds. |
impedīmentum (N.) hindrance; | impedīmenta, baggage. |
littera (F.), letter (of alphabet); | litterae, epistle, literature. |
locus (M.), place [plural loca (N.)]; | locī,1 topics, places in books. |
lūdus (M.), sport; | lūdī, public games. |
mōs (M.), habit, custom; | mōrēs, character. |
nātālis (M.), birthday; | nātālēs, descent, origin. |
opera (F.), work; | operae, day-laborers (“hands”). |
[ ops ,] opis (F.), help (§ 103. f. 1); | opēs, resources, wealth. |
pars (F.), part; | partēs, part (on the stage), party. |
rōstrum (N.), beak of a ship; | rōstra, speaker's platform. |
sāl (M. or N.), salt; | salēs, witticisms. |
tabella (F.), tablet; | tabellae, documents, records. |