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[jack]

[1]: I wasn't sure if I could get away with "conundra" but it felt right in context. I looked it up on etymonline (was it you, pippa, or you, vyvyan who linked me to that? either way I love both of you :)), and found:

1596, Oxford University slang for "pedant," also "whim," etc., later (1790) "riddle, puzzle," also spelled quonundrum; the sort of ponderous pseudo-Latin word that was once the height of humor in learned circles.

So I think I'm justified in using a plural as pretentious as I can contrive, hah :)

Comments

[rochvelleth.livejournal.com]

I think words originating from a Latin genitive plural (as with 'quorum' below) would fit quite well?

But I do think -um endings from non-Latin languages provide more shiny examples :)