different between bacilli vs fungi

English

Noun

bacilli

1. plural of bacillus
   • 1974, Graham Greene, The Honorary Consul, Pocket Books, New York, p. 94:

     One lie in the presence of a policeman seemed to multiply like bacilli.

Italian

Noun

bacilli m

1. plural of bacillo

Latin

Noun

bacill?

1. nominative plural of bacillus
2. genitive singular of bacillus
3. vocative plural of bacillus

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: f?n?j?, f?ng?g?, IPA^(key): /?f?n.d?a?/, /?f??.?a?/, /?f??.?i?/, /?f?n.d?i?/
• , , ,

Noun

fungi

1. plural of fungus
3. (pathology) Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound

Usage notes

• There are multiple pronunciations in current English use. More American dictionaries favor the pronunciation /?f?n.d?a?/ or /?f??.?a?/, while more British dictionaries favor the pronunciation /?f??.?i?/ or /?f?n.d?i?/. However, all four pronunciations are in use in both countries.

Etymology 2

Noun

fungi (uncountable)

1. (music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of ukulele, banjo, guitar and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.

Synonyms

• (Virgin Islands music): scratch, quelbe

Etymology 3

Noun

fungi (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of fungee (“Caribbean okra dish”)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

fungi

1. plural of fungus

Italian

Verb

fungi

1. second-person singular present indicative of fungere
2. second-person singular imperative of fungere

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fun.?i?/, [?f???i?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fun.d??i/, [?fun??d??i]

Etymology 1

Noun

fung? m

1. genitive singular of fungus
2. locative singular of fungus
3. nominative plural of fungus
4. vocative plural of fungus

Etymology 2

Verb

fung?

1. present active infinitive of fungor

References

• fungi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)