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 "omnis", and "ignoramus" is a verb form, 'we do not know'. "Syllabus" is a Late Latin (16th c.) word, derived from a misreading of the Greek "sittybos" "table of contents"; since it is not a classical word, it does not have a classical plural. The English plural of "virus" is "viruses". In most speaking communities, this is non-controversial and speakers would not attempt to use the non-standard plural in -"i". However, in computer enthusiast circles in the late 20th century and early 21st, the non-standard "viri" form (sometimes even "virii") was well-attested, generally in the context of computer viruses. "Viri"