Putto of Ilaria del Carretto, sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia in Lucca). Since then, Donatello has been called the originator of the putto because of the contribution to art he made in restoring the classical form of putto. He gave putto a distinct character by infusing the form with Christian meanings and using it in new contexts such as musician angels. Putti also began to feature in works showing figures from classical mythology, which became popular in the same period. Most Renaissance putti are essentially decorative and they ornament both religious and secular works, without usually taking any actual part in
Plural form of words ending in -us plural forms, also played a part. Nonetheless, the question of what the Latin plural of "virus" would have been in ancient times turns out not to be straightforward, as no plural form is attested in ancient Latin literature. Furthermore, its status as a neuter noun ending in "-us" and not of Greek origin obscures its morphology, making guesses about how it should have been declined difficult. The Latin word "vīrus" (the "ī" indicates a long "i") means "1. slimy liquid, slime; 2. poison, venom", denoting the venom of a snake. This Latin word is probably related to the Greek (')