hominum
See also: Hominum
Latin
Alternative forms
- hōīū (Medieval Latin, abbreviation)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɔ.mɪ.nũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.mi.num]
Noun
hominum m
- genitive plural of homō
- 29 bc, Vergil, Georgics, III
- omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
et genvs æqvorevm pecvdes pictæqve volvcres
in fvrias ignemqve rvvnt- So far does every species on earth of man [lit. "men"] and beast,
whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged,
collapse into the frenzies and the fire [of sex].
- So far does every species on earth of man [lit. "men"] and beast,
- omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
- 29 bc, Vergil, Georgics, III