If you're using the vocative case for a plural word like friends pluralized, would it be amici or amicis, or something different? Thanks!

"In Latin, as in English, the vocative case, used in addressing a person, has the same form as the nominative, except that the vocative singular of -us nouns and adjectives of the second declension ends in -e (in -ius nouns, -ie becomes -î)." [from Latin for Americans: First Book (1968)]

The above is referring only to the singular forms of certain words. You are referring to the plural of amicus, right? The plurals are not affected by any exceptions; only some singular forms. Therefore, the vocative plural of amicus is amicî.

(That should be a macron over the second "i" in amici.)

To determine how to use the vocative case for a plural word like "friends," "amici" would be the correct form. When pluralizing nouns in Latin, the nominative case ending "-i" changes to the vocative case ending "-i." So, "amici" is the plural vocative form of "amicus" (friend).

To derive this answer, you can follow these steps:

1. Identify the base nominative form of the noun. In this case, the base nominative form is "amicus."

2. Determine whether the word is a singular or plural noun. Since you mentioned "friends," it is a plural noun.

3. Apply the appropriate plural ending in the vocative case. In Latin, the vocative plural ending for nouns ending in "-us" is "-i." Therefore, the vocative plural form of "amicus" is "amici."

So, when addressing multiple friends in Latin, you would use the form "amici."