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    Plural von apparatus

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    Ich möchte ein Physic experiment beschreieben und habe einen Punkt unter dem ich die benutzden Instrumente etc aufliste (mehrere). Nenne ich diesen Punkt apparatus oder apparatuses?
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    So weit ich weiß kann man beides als Plural verwenden, aber ich bin mir nicht sicher, was in diesem Fall passender ist.
    Wäre sehr dankbar, wenn mir jemand helfen könnte!
    AuthorNick24 Nov 07, 13:11
    SuggestionApparatus
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    For a heading you can just use apparatus (but NOT apparatuses) or if you really want to have something in the plural you could say "types of apparatus" perhaps.
    #1AuthorHilly Billy (380804) 24 Nov 07, 13:35
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    Strictly speaking, the correct plural of 'apparatus' is 'apparati' (i.e. the true latin plural), though this form is in my experience commonly not employed by the majority of native speakers within the English speaking world --- even in the scientific and engineering communities. Typically 'apparatuses' is used instead. Should you not feel comfortable with either option, you may choose an indirect description like the proposed 'types of apparatus', or '[different] kinds of apparatus' etc.
    #2AuthorKayTell08 Oct 09, 09:49
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    Da "apparatus" auch "Ausrüstung" bedeutet, worunter man ja auch mehrere Gerätschaften subsumieren kann, kannst Du m.E. "apparatus" als Überschrift wählen und dann die verwendeten Instrumente aufzählen.

    So wie es im Deutschen auch oft "Material und Methoden" (und eben nicht "Materialien und Methoden") heißt.
    #3Author Dragon (238202) 08 Oct 09, 09:53
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    For the record, apparatus is a fourth declension noun in Latin. The plural is appartus, with a long u, not apparati. The reason apparati isn't much used is that it doesn't exist.
    #4Authormabr (598108) 08 Oct 09, 22:34
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    I would call it "Instrumentation" or "Setup", which has a fresher ring to it.
    #5Author Baer_ (631953) 08 Oct 09, 23:12
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    Wiktionary says both are possible.
    apparatus (plural apparatuses or apparatus)
    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apparatus#Noun
    #6Author Leonhard <de> (608265) 08 Oct 09, 23:14
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    Thanks for that, mabr. "apparati" sounded odd to me too, but my school Latin doesn't equip me to know why. I thought "apparatus" was probably a past participle, so it's just as well I kept silent;-).

    Also for the record, when writing up experiments in chemistry/physics, it's usual to use the heading Apparatus (singular) for the equipment used and Method, at least in school.
    #7Author Anne(gb) (236994) 08 Oct 09, 23:15
    SuggestionLatin Plural
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    Actually, it's a fourth declension masculine noun in Latin , so the plural of "apparatus" is "apparatus" in the nominitive case, just as it is in English.

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apparatus

    Fourth declension (4).

    Number Singular Plural
    nominative apparātus apparātūs
    genitive apparātūs apparātuum
    dative apparātuī apparātibus
    accusative apparātum apparātūs
    ablative apparātū apparātibus
    vocative apparātus apparātūs

    Those pre-Vatican II masses were worth something.
    #8AuthorRobNYNY08 Oct 09, 23:20
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    In my experience, apparatus is usually used as if it were an uncountable noun, even if a plural technically exists. So to talk about more than one item, you would say "pieces of apparatus" or "items of apparatus", etc. For a heading, just use "Apparatus".
    #9AuthorNomis8 (597361) 09 Oct 09, 00:09
     
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