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Cyberman tM · 11-24-2014, 02:50 AM

The singular of "data" is "datum".
True for english and german. In german the word then doubles as the word for (a calendar) "date".
On the other hand, the german plural for "Datum" is "Daten", which doubles as word for "data".

11-24-2014, 02:50 AM	#100
Cyberman tM Evangelist Posts: 439 Karma: 2248782 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austria Device: Inkbook Prime; Icarus Illumina;ImcoV6l;EB600;Kobo	The singular of "data" is "datum". True for english and german. In german the word then doubles as the word for (a calendar) "date". On the other hand, the german plural for "Datum" is "Daten", which doubles as word for "data".