novemvir

English

Etymology

From Latin novemvir.

Noun

novemvir (plural novemvirs or novemviri)

  1. (historical) Any member of a group of nine officials.

Latin

Etymology

From novem (“nine”) + vir (“man”).

Pronunciation

Noun

novemvir m (genitive novemvirī); second declension

  1. (especially in plural) novemvir

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).

singular plural
nominative novemvir novemvirī
genitive novemvirī novemvirōrum
dative novemvirō novemvirīs
accusative novemvirum novemvirōs
ablative novemvirō novemvirīs
vocative novemvir novemvirī

References

  • novemvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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