homo

See also: HOMO, Homo, and homo-
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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of homosexualCategory:English clippings#HOMO.

Noun

homo (plural homos)Category:English lemmas#HOMOCategory:English nouns#HOMOCategory:English countable nouns#HOMOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#HOMO, often derogatoryCategory:English derogatory terms#HOMO) Clipping of homosexualCategory:English clippings#HOMO.
    I heard that he's a homo, but he hasn't come out of the closet yet.Category:English terms with usage examples#HOMO
    • 1938, Cecil Day Lewis, Starting point‎, page 127:
      "... He's a homo."
      "My dear Theo, at my age one can't worry about little details like that. Besides, he's got such a nice voice."
      Category:English terms with quotations#HOMO
Translations

Adjective

homo (comparative more homo, superlative most homo)Category:English lemmas#HOMOCategory:English adjectives#HOMOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#HOMO, sometimes derogatoryCategory:English derogatory terms#HOMO) Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of homogenizedCategory:English clippings#HOMO.

Noun

homo (countable and uncountable, plural homos)Category:English lemmas#HOMOCategory:English nouns#HOMOCategory:English uncountable nouns#HOMOCategory:English countable nouns#HOMOCategory:English countable nouns#HOMOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. (datedCategory:English dated terms#HOMO, USCategory:American English#HOMO, CanadaCategory:Canadian English#HOMO) Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.
    • 1956, Purdue University. Agricultural Experiment Station., Station bulletin‎, page 25:
      One quart of homo wholesale in glass equals one quart equivalent. Certain modifications were made in these relatives to adjust for variations in units per ...
      Category:English terms with quotations#HOMO
Translations

Adjective

homo (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#HOMOCategory:English adjectives#HOMOCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#HOMOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. (CanadaCategory:Canadian English#HOMO, USCategory:American English#HOMO) Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.
    • 1958, American milk review and milk plant monthly‎, volume 20, page 190:
      Regular homo milk was being sold out of stores in half gallons for 33 cents against 44 cents on regular homo milk on home delivery.
      Category:English terms with quotations#HOMO

Etymology 3

From LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#HOMO homō (“man, human”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)Category:Requests for references for etymologies in English entries#HOMO Doublet of gome, hombre, ombre, and omiCategory:English doublets#HOMO.

Noun

homo (plural homos)Category:English lemmas#HOMOCategory:English nouns#HOMOCategory:English countable nouns#HOMOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. (nonstandardCategory:English nonstandard terms#HOMO) A human.

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

Category:en:LGBTQ#HOMOCategory:en:Milk#HOMOCategory:en:Sexual orientations#HOMO

Bongo

Pronunciation

Noun

homoCategory:Bongo lemmas#HOMOCategory:Bongo nouns#HOMOCategory:Bongo entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. nose

References

  • Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Chickasaw

Etymology

From the same root as holmo (v1.), which is related to Choctaw holmo (“roof”).

Pronunciation

Verb

homoCategory:Chickasaw lemmas#HOMOCategory:Chickasaw verbs#HOMOCategory:Chickasaw active verbs#HOMOCategory:Chickasaw entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. (active voice, transitiveCategory:Chickasaw transitive verbs#HOMO, nominal object) to roof, to put a roof on

Inflection

Derived terms

Category:cic:Roofing#HOMO

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from JapaneseCategory:Chinese terms borrowed from Japanese#HOMOCategory:Chinese terms derived from Japanese#HOMO ホモ (homo), itself a shortening of ホモセクシャル (homosekusharu, “homosexual”), from EnglishCategory:Chinese terms derived from English#HOMO homosexual.

Pronunciation

Category:Chinese lemmas#homoCategory:Mandarin lemmas#homoCategory:Chinese adjectives#homoCategory:Mandarin adjectives#homoCategory:Chinese nouns#homoCategory:Mandarin nouns#homoCategory:Chinese proper nouns#homoCategory:Mandarin proper nouns#homoCategory:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#homoCategory:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts#homo

Adjective

homoCategory:Chinese lemmas#HOMOCategory:Chinese adjectives#HOMOCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO (Internet slangCategory:Chinese internet slang#HOMO, humorousCategory:Chinese humorous terms#HOMO)

  1. gay
    Synonym: 木毛 (mùmáo)

Noun

homoCategory:Chinese lemmas#HOMOCategory:Chinese nouns#HOMOCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO (Internet slangCategory:Chinese internet slang#HOMO, humorousCategory:Chinese humorous terms#HOMO)

  1. male homosexuality
  2. a gay, especially a male homosexual

Synonyms

Proper noun

homoCategory:Chinese lemmas#HOMOCategory:Chinese proper nouns#HOMOCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO (Mainland ChinaCategory:Mainland China Chinese#HOMO, Internet slangCategory:Chinese internet slang#HOMO, humorousCategory:Chinese humorous terms#HOMO)

  1. alternative form of 鴻蒙 / 鸿蒙 (hóngméng, “HarmonyOS, Huawei's operating system”)

See also

Category:zh:LGBTQ#HOMOCategory:zh:Huawei#HOMOCategory:zh:Nicknames#HOMO

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Czech terms borrowed from Latin#HOMOCategory:Czech terms derived from Latin#HOMO homō.

Pronunciation

Noun

homo n (indeclinable)Category:Czech lemmas#HOMOCategory:Czech nouns#HOMOCategory:Czech indeclinable nouns#HOMOCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Czech neuter nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. genus Homo, especially in informal and creative use
    Synonym: člověk

Usage notes

  • Specialists usually use the capitalized translingual spelling Homo.

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of homoseksueelCategory:Dutch clippings#HOMO and/or homofiel.

Pronunciation

Noun

homo m (plural homo's, diminutive homootje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#HOMOCategory:Dutch nouns#HOMOCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#HOMOCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

  1. Category:nl:LGBTQ#HOMO(neutral, not offensive) gay, homosexual
  2. (offensiveCategory:Dutch offensive terms#HOMO, derogatoryCategory:Dutch derogatory terms#HOMO) Used as a general slur

Usage notes

The word homo is a general, neutral and somewhat informal term for a homosexual person. It is used as a slur by some, but the term, or its use in this way, can be considered offensive. Because the word itself is not inherently offensive or vulgar, some people may take offense at the implication that homosexuality is something negative and shameful that could be used as a derogatory term. This depends, of course, on a particular person's attitude towards homosexuality. Compare similar usage of English gay.

Derived terms

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-ōm
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ
Proto-Italic *hemō
Latin hemō
Latin homōbor.
Esperanto homo
    Category:Esperanto terms derived from Latin#HOMOCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Latin#HOMOCategory:Esperanto terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dʰéǵʰōm#HOMOCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Italic#HOMOCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#HOMOCategory:Pages with etymology trees#HOMOCategory:Esperanto entries with etymology trees#HOMOCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#HOMO

    From LatinCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Latin#HOMOCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Latin#HOMO homō. Compare French homme, Italian uomo. Doublet of oniCategory:Esperanto doublets#HOMO.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    homo (accusative singular homon, plural homoj, accusative plural homojn)Category:Esperanto lemmas#HOMOCategory:Esperanto nouns#HOMOCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

    1. a human being, person
      • 1933, La Sankta Biblio, (Evangelio laŭ Luko 4:4):
        Kaj Jesuo respondis al li: Estas skribite, Ne per la pano sole vivos homo.
        Then Jesus answered him, "It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone." (Luke 4:4)
        Category:Esperanto terms with quotations#HOMO

    Hypernyms

    Hyponyms

    Holonyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

    Category:Esperanto BRO2 Category:Esperanto GCSE3 Category:Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro#HOMOCategory:Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto#HOMO Category:eo:Human#HOMO

    Finnish

    Etymology

    Clipping of homoseksuaaliCategory:Finnish clippings#HOMO.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    homoCategory:Finnish lemmas#HOMOCategory:Finnish nouns#HOMOCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

    1. gay man
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo
    2. (rareCategory:Finnish terms with rare senses#HOMO) any gay person
    3. (offensiveCategory:Finnish offensive terms#HOMO, derogatoryCategory:Finnish derogatory terms#HOMO) Used as a general slur.

    Usage notes

    The word homo is a general, neutral and somewhat informal term for a homosexual person. It is used as a slur by some, but either the term, or its use in this way, can be considered offensive. Because the word itself is not inherently offensive or vulgar, some people may take offense at the implication that homosexuality is something negative and shameful that could be used as a derogatory term. This depends, of course, on a particular person's attitude towards homosexuality. Compare similar usage in Dutch.

    Declension

    Inflection of homo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
    nominative homo homot
    genitive homon homojen
    partitive homoa homoja
    illative homoon homoihin
    singular plural
    nominative homo homot
    accusative nom. homo homot
    gen. homon
    genitive homon homojen
    partitive homoa homoja
    inessive homossa homoissa
    elative homosta homoista
    illative homoon homoihin
    adessive homolla homoilla
    ablative homolta homoilta
    allative homolle homoille
    essive homona homoina
    translative homoksi homoiksi
    abessive homotta homoitta
    instructive — homoin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of homo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative homoni homoni
    accusative nom. homoni homoni
    gen. homoni
    genitive homoni homojeni
    partitive homoani homojani
    inessive homossani homoissani
    elative homostani homoistani
    illative homooni homoihini
    adessive homollani homoillani
    ablative homoltani homoiltani
    allative homolleni homoilleni
    essive homonani homoinani
    translative homokseni homoikseni
    abessive homottani homoittani
    instructive — —
    comitative —homoineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative homosi homosi
    accusative nom. homosi homosi
    gen. homosi
    genitive homosi homojesi
    partitive homoasi homojasi
    inessive homossasi homoissasi
    elative homostasi homoistasi
    illative homoosi homoihisi
    adessive homollasi homoillasi
    ablative homoltasi homoiltasi
    allative homollesi homoillesi
    essive homonasi homoinasi
    translative homoksesi homoiksesi
    abessive homottasi homoittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative —homoinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative homomme homomme
    accusative nom. homomme homomme
    gen. homomme
    genitive homomme homojemme
    partitive homoamme homojamme
    inessive homossamme homoissamme
    elative homostamme homoistamme
    illative homoomme homoihimme
    adessive homollamme homoillamme
    ablative homoltamme homoiltamme
    allative homollemme homoillemme
    essive homonamme homoinamme
    translative homoksemme homoiksemme
    abessive homottamme homoittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative —homoinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative homonne homonne
    accusative nom. homonne homonne
    gen. homonne
    genitive homonne homojenne
    partitive homoanne homojanne
    inessive homossanne homoissanne
    elative homostanne homoistanne
    illative homoonne homoihinne
    adessive homollanne homoillanne
    ablative homoltanne homoiltanne
    allative homollenne homoillenne
    essive homonanne homoinanne
    translative homoksenne homoiksenne
    abessive homottanne homoittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative —homoinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative homonsa homonsa
    accusative nom. homonsa homonsa
    gen. homonsa
    genitive homonsa homojensa
    partitive homoaan
    homoansa    		 homojaan
    homojansa
    inessive homossaan
    homossansa    		 homoissaan
    homoissansa
    elative homostaan
    homostansa    		 homoistaan
    homoistansa
    illative homoonsa homoihinsa
    adessive homollaan
    homollansa    		 homoillaan
    homoillansa
    ablative homoltaan
    homoltansa    		 homoiltaan
    homoiltansa
    allative homolleen
    homollensa    		 homoilleen
    homoillensa
    essive homonaan
    homonansa    		 homoinaan
    homoinansa
    translative homokseen
    homoksensa    		 homoikseen
    homoiksensa
    abessive homottaan
    homottansa    		 homoittaan
    homoittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative —homoineen
    homoinensa
    Category:Finnish valo-type nominals#HOMO

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    Franco-Provençal

    Franco-Provençal Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia frp

    Etymology

    Inherited from LatinCategory:Franco-Provençal terms inherited from Latin#HOMOCategory:Franco-Provençal terms derived from Latin#HOMO homō.

    Noun

    homo m (plural homos)Category:Franco-Provençal lemmas#HOMOCategory:Franco-Provençal nouns#HOMOCategory:Franco-Provençal countable nouns#HOMOCategory:Franco-Provençal entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Franco-Provençal masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO (ORB, broadCategory:ORB, broad#HOMO)

    1. man
      Coordinate term: fèna (“woman”)

    Derived terms

    References

    • homme in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
    • homo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
    Category:frp:Male#HOMO

    French

    Etymology

    Clipping of homosexuelCategory:French clippings#HOMO.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    homo m or f by sense (plural homos)Category:French lemmas#HOMOCategory:French nouns#HOMOCategory:French countable nouns#HOMOCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:French masculine and feminine nouns by sense#HOMOCategory:French masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:French feminine nouns#HOMOCategory:French nouns with multiple genders#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

    1. gay (homosexual person, especially male)

    Adjective

    homo (plural homos)Category:French lemmas#HOMOCategory:French adjectives#HOMOCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

    1. gay, homo

    Further reading

    Ido

    Etymology

    From EsperantoCategory:Ido terms derived from Esperanto#HOMO homo, from EnglishCategory:Ido terms derived from English#HOMO human, FrenchCategory:Ido terms derived from French#HOMO homme and humain, ItalianCategory:Ido terms derived from Italian#HOMO uomo, SpanishCategory:Ido terms derived from Spanish#HOMO hombre, from LatinCategory:Ido terms derived from Latin#HOMO homō, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Ido terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#HOMO *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    homoCategory:Ido lemmas#HOMOCategory:Ido nouns#HOMOCategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO (plural homi)

    1. human, man

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    Category:io:Human#HOMO

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    From EnglishCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from English#HOMOCategory:Indonesian terms derived from English#HOMO homo.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    homo (plural homo-homo)Category:Indonesian lemmas#HOMOCategory:Indonesian nouns#HOMOCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

    1. (colloquialCategory:Indonesian colloquialisms#HOMO, offensiveCategory:Indonesian offensive terms#HOMO) gay; homosexual

    Synonyms

    Category:id:LGBTQ#HOMO

    Italian

    Noun

    homo m (plural homini)Category:Italian lemmas#HOMOCategory:Italian nouns#HOMOCategory:Italian countable nouns#HOMOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

    1. obsolete spelling of omo (“man, person”)Category:Italian obsolete forms#HOMO

    Latin

    Duo hominēs ― Two peopleCategory:Latin terms with usage examples#HOMO

    Etymology

      Category:Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dʰéǵʰōm#HOMOCategory:Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#HOMOCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic#HOMOCategory:Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic#HOMOCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#HOMO

      From earlier hemō, from Proto-ItalicCategory:Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic#HOMOCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic#HOMO *hemō, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#HOMOCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#HOMO *ǵʰm̥mṓ (“earthling”), from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”), whence Latin humus. Cognates include Old Lithuanian žmuõ (“man”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma) and Old English guma (“man”) (whence English gome). See also nēmō (“no one”), from *ne hemō.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      homō̆ m (genitive hominis)Category:Latin lemmas#HOMOCategory:Latin nouns#HOMOCategory:Latin third declension nouns#HOMOCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#HOMOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Latin masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO; third declension

      1. a human being, man, human, person
        Hominēs, dum docent, discunt.
        People, while teaching, learn. [I.e., the teacher is also a student.]
        Category:Latin terms with usage examples#HOMO
      2. a male human being, man
        • c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 3.1.1–4:
          [Agorastocles] Ita me di ament, tardo amico nihil est quicquam inaequius,
          praesertim homini amanti, qui quidquid agit properat omnia.
          Sicut ego hos duco advocatos, homines spissigradissimos,
          tardiores quam corbitae sunt in tranquillo mari.
          [Agorastocles] May gods so love me, nothing is more unfair than having a slothful friend, even more so to a man in love, who in doing anything must all expedite. So I lead them, having called them forth, the most slow-paced men of them all, slower than freight ships [corbitae] upon a quiet sea.
          Category:Latin terms with quotations#HOMO
        • 533 CE, Iustinianus, Digesta 48.19.38.5.3:
          Quī abortionis aut amatoris poculum dant […] si eo mulier aut homo perierit […]
          Those who poison someone with an abortion or love potion […] if it causes the death of the woman or man […]
          Category:Latin terms with quotations#HOMO
      3. (address) man, fellow, mate, pal, bud, partner, dude (a form of address to male peers, especially by another male)
      4. (address) used in the vocative expression "mi homo" as a form of address to a man by a woman
      5. (Medieval LatinCategory:Medieval Latin#HOMO) husband

      Usage notes

      • Homo has the basic sense of "human being"[1] and is often used generically to mean “Man” or “men” in the broad sense of "humanity", encompassing both male and female human beings. It is not typically used to specify or emphasize male as opposed to female sex: the usual terms to express “man” in the sense “male” are vir (“adult male human being”) or mās (“male”). There are rare examples in early Latin of homō being used in contrast to an explicitly female term such as mulier (“woman”), such as Plautus Cistellaria 723, but this only becomes frequent in late Latin.[2]
      • When referring to specific human beings, homō is more often applied to male rather than female persons in the corpus of ancient Latin texts. For Romans, the use of homō versus vir when referring to a male human being was influenced by the differing social connotations of the two words: vir tends to be reserved as a positive designation for men of the Roman upper class, whereas the more generic term homō is frequently used to refer to men of lower social orders or foreigners,[3] and also to refer to upper class men in contexts where the positive connotations of vir would be out of place. For example, homō rather than vir tends to be used by Cicero in connection with pejorative adjectives.[4] There seems to have been a similar distinction in social connotation between mulier (“woman”), the general word for 'woman' that could be used in neutral or negative contexts, and fēmina (“female, woman”), which had positive, aristocratic overtones when used as a designation for a woman.[5]
        • An instance of Cicero speaking of good and bad men using the nouns vir and homo respectively (Pro Caelio 12):
          utebatur hominibus improbis multis; et quidem optimis se viris deditum esse simulabat.
          He made use of many wicked people; and indeed he pretended to be devoted to most excellent men.
          Category:Latin terms with usage examples#HOMO
      • Homo is claimed to be of common (epicene) gender by several grammarians, albeit with limited external supporting evidence - see quotations. When used with a modifier and referring to a woman, nevertheless agrees in the masculine gender (like German Mensch, Russian челове́к (čelovék)) (Charisius, GL I, p.102.20–103.1 = pp.130.19–31.2 B.).
      • The alternative genitive singular form hominus is attested in Old Latin, with the rare genitive singular ending -us instead of the standard Classical Latin ending -is.

      Declension

      Third-declension noun.

      Hyponyms

      • mulier (“adult human woman”)
      • vir (“adult human man”) (with connotations of freeborn status and possession of masculine virtues)
      • fēmina (“female; woman”) (in Republican Latin, used especially to refer to women of social rank, functioning as a female counterpart of vir and a more respectful synonym of mulier)
      • mās (“male”), masculus
      • puella (“girl”)
      • puer (“boy”)
      • adulēscēns m or f (“adolescent”)
      • iuvenis m or f (“youth”)
      • senex m or f (“aged person; old man; old woman”)

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      References

      1. ↑ Santoro L'Hoir, Francesca (1992) The Rhetoric of Gender Terms: 'man', 'woman', and the Portrayal of Character in Latin Prose, page 159
      2. ↑ Adams, J. N. (1972), “Latin Words for 'Woman' and 'Wife'”, in Glotta, volume 50, number 3./4., page 247
      3. ↑ Santoro L'Hoir (1992), page 2
      4. ↑ Santoro L'Hoir (1992), page 10
      5. ↑ Santoro L'Hoir (1992), pages 32-33

      Further reading

      • “homo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “homo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • "homo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
      • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
        • our contemporaries; men of our time: homines qui nunc sunt (opp. qui tunc fuerunt)
        • our contemporaries; men of our time: homines huius aetatis, nostrae memoriae
        • that is the way of the world; such is life: sic vita hominum est
        • the position of the lower classes: condicio ac fortuna hominum infimi generis
        • what am I to do with this fellow: quid huic homini (also hoc homine) faciam?
        • Fortune makes men shortsighted, infatuates them: fortuna caecos homines efficit, animos occaecat
        • my most intimate acquaintance: homo intimus, familiarissimus mihi
        • to be in every one's mouth: in ore omnium or omnibus (hominum or hominibus, but only mihi, tibi, etc.) esse
        • to be a subject for gossip: in sermonem hominum venire
        • the common opinion, the general idea: existimatio hominum, omnium
        • a devotee of pleasure; a self-indulgent man: homo voluptarius (Tusc. 2. 7. 18)
        • many men, many minds: quot homines, tot sententiae
        • within the memory of man: post hominum memoriam
        • within the memory of man: post homines natos
        • learned, scientific, literary men: homines litterarum studiosi
        • learned, scientific, literary men: homines docti
        • a man of learning; a scholar; a savant: vir or homo doctus, litteratus
        • for a Roman he is decidedly well educated: sunt in illo, ut in homine Romano, multae litterae (De Sen. 4. 12)
        • to civilise men, a nation: homines, gentem a fera agrestique vita ad humanum cultum civilemque deducere (De Or. 1. 8. 33)
        • an accomplished dialectician: homo in dialecticis versatissimus
        • moral science; ethics: philosophia, in qua de bonis rebus et malis, deque hominum vita et moribus disputatur
        • a conscientious historian: homo in historia diligens
        • a singer, member of a choir: (homo) symphoniacus
        • a wit; a joker: (homo) ridiculus (Plaut. Stich. 1. 3. 21)
        • a man of no self-control, self-indulgent: homo impotens sui
        • a man of no self-control, self-indulgent: homo effrenatus, intemperans
        • a moral (immoral) man: homo bene (male) moratus
        • a depraved, abandoned character: homo perditus
        • a man of character, with a strong personality: vir constans, gravis (opp. homo inconstans, levis)
        • to sacrifice human victims: pro victimis homines immolare
        • to unite isolated individuals into a society: dissipatos homines in (ad) societatem vitae convocare (Tusc. 1. 25. 62)
        • to shun society: hominum coetus, congressus fugere
        • business-men: homines negotii (always in sing.) gerentes
        • an experienced politician: homo in re publica exercitatus
        • a parvenu (a man no member of whose family has held curule office): homo novus
        • people of every rank: homines omnis generis
        • people of every rank and age: homines omnium ordinum et aetatum
        • one of the people: homo plebeius, de plebe
        • a popular man: aurae popularis homo (Liv. 42. 30)
        • public opinion: existimatio populi, hominum
        • to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere
        • men of sound opinions: homines graves (opp. leves)
        • a democrat: homo popularis
        • a man who genuinely wishes the people's good: homo vere popularis (Catil. 4. 5. 9)
        • a democratic leader: homo florens in populari ratione
        • revolutionists: homines seditiosi, turbulenti or novarum rerum cupidi
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      Norwegian Bokmål

      Etymology

      Short for homofil (“homophile”) or homofil person (“homophile person”).

      Adjective

      homo (indeclinable)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. homosexual, gay

      Noun

      homo m (definite singular homoen, indefinite plural homoer, definite plural homoene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. a homosexual or gay (male homosexual person).

      Synonyms

      Derived terms

      References

      • “homo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
      • “homo” in The Ordnett Dictionary

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Etymology

      Short for homofil (“homophile”) or homofil person (“homophile person”).

      Adjective

      homo (indeclinable)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. homosexual, gay

      Noun

      homo m (definite singular homoen, indefinite plural homoar, definite plural homoane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. a homosexual or gay (male homosexual person).

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      Portuguese

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: ho‧mo

      Adjective

      homo (invariable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#HOMOCategory:Portuguese adjectives#HOMOCategory:Portuguese indeclinable adjectives#HOMOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. (derogatoryCategory:Portuguese derogatory terms#HOMO) homosexual (involving or relating to homosexuals)
        Synonyms: homossexual, gay

      Further reading

      Romanian

      Etymology

      Clipping of homosexualCategory:Romanian clippings#HOMO.

      Noun

      homo m (plural homo)Category:Romanian lemmas#HOMOCategory:Romanian nouns#HOMOCategory:Romanian countable nouns#HOMOCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. (slangCategory:Romanian slang#HOMO) gay

      Declension

      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative homo homoul homo homoi
      genitive-dative homo homoului homo homolor
      vocative homoule homolor

      Spanish

      Adjective

      homo (invariable)Category:Spanish lemmas#HOMOCategory:Spanish adjectives#HOMOCategory:Spanish indeclinable adjectives#HOMOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. homo (homosexual)

      Further reading

      Swedish

      Noun

      homo c or nCategory:Swedish lemmas#HOMOCategory:Swedish nouns#HOMOCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#HOMOCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#HOMOCategory:Swedish nouns with multiple genders#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. (colloquialCategory:Swedish colloquialisms#HOMO, chiefly derogatoryCategory:Swedish derogatory terms#HOMO) a homo (homosexual)
        Synonym: bög

      Adjective

      homoCategory:Swedish lemmas#HOMOCategory:Swedish adjectives#HOMOCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. (colloquialCategory:Swedish colloquialisms#HOMO, only used predicatively) homosexual
        Synonym: homosexuell

      See also

      References

      West Frisian

      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in West Frisian entries#HOMO

      Noun

      homo c (plural homo's)Category:West Frisian lemmas#HOMOCategory:West Frisian nouns#HOMOCategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#HOMOCategory:West Frisian common-gender nouns#HOMOCategory:Pages with entries#HOMOCategory:Pages with 21 entries#HOMO

      1. Category:fy:LGBTQ#HOMOhomosexual, gay person

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • “homo”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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