Albatronten

[schnee]

I was just wondering - if the plural of "Atlas" is "Atlanten", and if "Kompass" has the admittedly apocryphal alternative plural of "Kompanten", why isn't the plural of "Albatros" also "Albatronten"?

A quick websearch reveals that I'm not the first to who this thought occurred: here's a relevant thread from the Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der

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[porsupah]

You have witnessed English, yet still you seek logic in language? =:)

[schnee]

Making sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense? :)