homo sapiens
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See also: Homo sapiens
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).
Noun[edit]
homo sapiens (plural homo sapiens or homines sapientes)
- A human being (Homo sapiens).
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈho.moː ˈsa.pi.ens/, [ˈhɔmoː ˈs̠äpiẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.mo ˈsa.pi.ens/, [ˈɔːmo ˈsäːpiens]
Noun[edit]
homō sapiēns m (genitive hominis sapientis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | homō sapiēns | hominēs sapientēs |
| Genitive | hominis sapientis | hominum sapientium |
| Dative | hominī sapientī | hominibus sapientibus |
| Accusative | hominem sapientem | hominēs sapientēs |
| Ablative | homine sapientī | hominibus sapientibus |
| Vocative | homō sapiēns | hominēs sapientēs |
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