omnis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-ni- (“working”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work > to possess”). Related to ops and opus. It could also reflect the base Proto-Indo-European *h₁op- (“to work, to take”) (c.f. optō), which de Vaan gives a slight preference for semantic reasons.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈom.nis/

• Audio (Classical)

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Adjective

omnis m and f, omne n; third declension

1. (singular) every
2. (plural) all

Declension

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	omnis	omne		omnēs	omnia
genitive	omnis	omnis		omnium	omnium
dative	omnī	omnī		omnibus	omnibus
accusative	omnem	omne		omnēs	omnia
ablative	omnī	omnī		omnibus	omnibus
vocative	omnis	omne		omnēs	omnia

Derived terms

• extrā omnēs ('out, all of you.', 'everybody else, out')
• omnipotens
• omnisciens

See also

• cata

Descendants

• Italian: ogni

References

• Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, page 428