Plural of "pegasus"?
I know Pegasus was originally the name of a specific flying horse, but this fantasy novel I'm writing has a whole species of flying horses, and unless I can find a better word for a flying horse than "pegasus," I need something resolved. The plural of pegasus, if there were one: "pegasuses" or "pegasi" or something else?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: After some suggestions from people, and some of my own poking around, I decided to go with Lyftmara (plural Lyftmaras), a modification from the Old English words lyft and mearh (méares/méaras), so it roughly means "flying horse" or "air horse."
Plural of "pegasus"?
"pegasuses"
19(14.5%)
"pegasi"
70(53.4%)
Same as the singular.
31(23.7%)
Neither. Use another name for the species (comment to suggest one)
11(8.4%)
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: After some suggestions from people, and some of my own poking around, I decided to go with Lyftmara (plural Lyftmaras), a modification from the Old English words lyft and mearh (méares/méaras), so it roughly means "flying horse" or "air horse."