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Tempo / Tempi — Singular and Plural

Tempo

• Singular noun
• Means speed or rate, especially in music.

Example:

• “The song has a slow tempo.”

Tempi

• Plural noun
• This is the Italian plural of tempo.
• Used most commonly in music terminology.

Example:

• “The conductor changed the tempi throughout the performance.”

⭐ Why two forms?

Because music terms come from Italian, and Italian plurals often end in -i.

Similar examples:

• cello → celli
• violinissimo → violinissimi
• concerto → concerti (Italian plural; English plural is concertos)

⭐ English Accepts Both

✔ tempo → tempos (English plural)

✔ tempo → tempi (Italian plural, used in music)

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Words With Same Singular and Plural Form

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Common English Words With Same Singular and Plural Form

Singular🟩🟩🟩🟩 Plural

fish🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 fish

sheep🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧sheep

deer🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦deer

moose🟫🟫🟫🟫🟫 moose

salmon⏺⏺⏺⏺⏺ salmon

trout🚼🚼🚼🚼🚼🚼 trout

series🚺🚺🚺🚺🚺 series

species✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️ species

aircraft💠💠💠💠💠💠 aircraft

bison🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰 bison

1. Fish

• Singular: I caught one fish.
• Plural: We caught five fish.

2. Sheep

• Singular: One sheep is eating.
• Plural: Many sheep are eating.

3. Deer

• Singular: A deer ran across the road.
• Plural: Three deer ran across the road.

4. Moose

• Singular: I saw a moose.
• Plural: We saw two moose.

5. Salmon

• Singular: The salmon is fresh.
• Plural: The salmon are swimming upstream.

6. Trout

• Singular: A trout lives in this river.
• Plural: Several trout live here.

7. Series

• Singular: This series is good.
• Plural: These series are popular.

8. Species

• Singular: One species is endangered.
• Plural: Many species are endangered.

9. Aircraft

• Singular: One aircraft landed.
• Plural: Three aircraft landed.

10. Deer

, 

bison

, 

swine

, 

cod

, 

pike

, 

shrimp

(Same form singular and plural)