Pluralization of Latin words?

Question

Is the pluralization of Latin words accepted or even correct, unlike the pluralization of those coming from other languages?For example, "_sono stato in due bars_" would sound odd in Italian, but it's quite common to hear someone correcting somebody else for saying "_i curriculum_" instead of "_i curricula_" (the correct Latin pluralization for this noun).Is this addressed by any linguistic reference? Is it more of a cultural issue instead?

Answer 1

Latin cognates with English like Curriculum and Syllabus take the nominative plural form in Latin to indicate the plural in English. For example, Curriculum is a second declension neuter noun in Latin, so the nominative plural ends in -a, Curricula. Syllabus is a second declension masculine noun in Latin, so the nominative plural ends in -I, Syllabi. These Latin plurals then become the plurals in English as well.