See also: HOMO, Homo , and homo-

English [ edit ]

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Etymology 1 [ edit ]

A clipping of words prefixed with homo-, from Ancient Greek ὁμο- (homo-, “same”): i.e. homogenized and homosexual.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

homo (countable and uncountable, plural homos)

( colloquial , often often derogatory ) homosexual Clipping of 1938, Cecil Day Lewis, Starting point ‎[1], page 127: , Cecil Day Lewis,, 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." I heard that he's a homo, but he hasn't come out of the closet yet. ( uncountable , dated , US , Canada ) Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content. 1956, Purdue University. Agricultural Experiment Station., Station bulletin ‎[2], page 25: , Purdue University. Agricultural Experiment Station.,, 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 ...

Translations [ edit ]

homogenized milk with butterfat Chinese: 均脂牛奶 (zh)

Finnish: homogenoitu maito Japanese: ホモ牛乳 ( homo gyūnyū )

Adjective [ edit ]

homo (comparative more homo, superlative most homo)

( colloquial , sometimes sometimes derogatory ) Of or pertaining to homosexuality. ( not comparable , Canada , US ) Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content. 1958, American milk review and milk plant monthly ‎[3], volume 20, page 190: , 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.

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Latin homo (“man, human”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. (Can this etymology be sourced?)

Noun [ edit ]

homo (countable and uncountable, plural homos)

A human. 1850: "X-ing a Paragrab" by Edgar Allan Poe John, John, if you don't go you're no homo--no! You're only a fowl, an owl, a cow, a sow,--a doll, a poll; a poor, old, good-for-nothing-to-nobody, log, dog, hog, or frog, come out of a Concord bog.

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Chickasaw [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

homo

to roof

Czech [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Latin homo

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

homo m

genus Homo, especially in informal and creative use 1985, Listy : Tak sebou hni, ty moje malý homo sapiens! [...] můj malý homo!

: 2008, Jekaterina Andrikanis, Homevideo I. - aneb Sám sobě režisérem: Zapnutím kamery vstoupil „homo natáčející“ do dialogu s „homo prohlížejícím“. člověk

Usage notes [ edit ]

Specialists usually use the capitalized translingual spelling Homo.

Related terms [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

homo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

homo in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From homoseksueel.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˈɦoː.moː/

: Audio

Hyphenation: ho‧mo

Noun [ edit ]

homo m (plural homo's, diminutive homootje n )

( neutral , not offensive ) gay, homosexual ( offensive , derogatory ) Used as a general slur .

Usage notes [ edit ]

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.

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Esperanto [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin homō. Compare Catalan home, French homme, Interlingua homine, Italian uomo, Portuguese homem, Romanian om, Sardinian ómine, Spanish hombre.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Audio

Noun [ edit ]

homo (accusative singular homon, plural homoj, accusative plural homojn)

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)

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homo

Finnish [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

homo

gay man ( rarely ) any gay person ( offensive , derogatory ) Used as a general slur .

Usage notes [ edit ]

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, this 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 [ edit ]

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 instructive — homoin abessive homotta homoitta comitative — homoineen

Possessive forms of homo (type valo) possessor singular plural 1st person homoni homomme 2nd person homosi homonne 3rd person homonsa

Synonyms [ edit ]

( gay male ) : homomies homopoika hinttari ( derogatory ) , hintti ( derogatory ) , homppeli

, , ( gay female ) : lesbo

( gay person ) : homoseksuaali

Derived terms [ edit ]

Compounds [ edit ]

compounds homoavioliitto

homobaari

homoeroottinen

homofobia

homoikoni

homoliitto

homomies homopari

homopoika

homoseksuaali

homoseksuaalinen

homoseksuaalisuus

homoseksualismi

homoseksualisti

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Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin homō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( Savoyard dialect ) IPA (key) : /ˈomo/

IPA : ( Bressan dialect ) IPA(key): /ˈumu/

Noun [ edit ]

homo m (plural homos)

French [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Clipping of homosexuel.

Noun [ edit ]

homo m or f (plural homos)

gay (homosexual person, especially male)

Adjective [ edit ]

homo (plural homos)

Further reading [ edit ]

“homo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Ido [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Esperanto homo, from English human, French homme and humain, Italian uomo, Spanish hombre, from Latin homō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

homo (plural homi)

Antonyms [ edit ]

animalo ( “ animal ” )

Derived terms [ edit ]

homa ( “ human ” )

homala ( “ human ” )

homino ( “ female human ” )

homulo ( “ male human ” )

homaro ( “ mankind ” )

homeso ( “ humanity ” )

Italian [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

homo m (plural homini)

Latin [ edit ]

duo hominēs (two people)

Etymology [ edit ]

From earlier hemō, from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ (“earthling”), from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”), whence Latin humus. Cognates include Old Lithuanian žmuõ (“man”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma) and Old English guma (“man”).

See also nēmō (“no one”), from *ne hemō.

The phenomenon of a derivational relationship between the words for both earth and man is also seen in Semitic languages: Hebrew אָדָם‎ (adám, “man”), אֲדָמָה‎ (adamá, “soil”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( Classical ) IPA (key) : /ˈho.moː/ , [ˈhɔ.moː]

IPA : , ( Ecclesiastical ) IPA (key) : /ˈo.mo/ , [ˈɔː.mɔ]

IPA : , Audio (Classical)

Noun [ edit ]

homō m (genitive hominis); third declension

Usage notes [ edit ]

Claimed to be of epicene gender by several grammarians, albeit with limited external supporting evidence. Use of mulier is suggested as a counterpart with feminine adjectives, unless the meaning "a human being" is primarily intended.

Declension [ edit ]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural Nominative homō hominēs Genitive hominis hominum Dative hominī hominibus Accusative hominem hominēs Ablative homine hominibus Vocative homō hominēs

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Descendants [ edit ]

Descendants edit Emilian: òmen òm

→ Esperanto: homo → Ido: homo

Esperanto: → Interlingua: homine

Interlingua: → Interlingue: hom

Interlingue: Italo-Dalmatian: Corsican: omu Dalmatian: jomno Istriot: omo Sicilian: omu Tuscan: Italian: uomo

Mozarabic: Arabic script: وَامْنى ( uemni ) Hebrew script: ואמני ( uemni )

Navarro-Aragonese: hombre Aragonese: hombre , ombre

Old Franco-Provençal: *homo, *hon, *hom Franco-Provençal: homo , on

Old French: homme , hom Norman: houme ( France ) , haomme ( Guernsey ) , houmme ( Jersey ) Middle French: homme French: homme , on Karipúna Creole French: uóm Haitian Creole: lòm Picard: onme Walloon: ome

, Old Leonese: om̃e Asturian: home Leonese: home Mirandese: home

Old Portuguese: ome , omẽe omen Galician: home Portuguese: homem Guinea-Bissau Creole: omi Indo-Portuguese: homm Kabuverdianu: ómi Korlai Creole Portuguese: ɔm Kristang: omi Principense: omi Saramaccan: womi

, Old Occitan: omne , ome om Occitan: òme Old Catalan: home , hom Catalan: home , hom

, Old Spanish: omne Ladino: ombre / אומברי Spanish: hombre Chavacano: hombre → English: hombre → French: hombre → English: ombre Papiamentu: hòmber

Proto-Romanian: Aromanian: om Istro-Romanian: om Megleno-Romanian: om , uom Romanian: om

Rhaeto-Romance: Friulian: omp , om Romansch: um

Sardinian: ómine

Venetian: omo , omeno

, Sicilian: omu òminu

Pronoun [ edit ]

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homō

( indefinite ) he, him, one, you, people myself

References [ edit ]

homo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press

in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) , Oxford: Clarendon Press homo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers

in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) , New York: Harper & Brothers homo Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

(augmented edition, 1883–1887) Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book ‎ [6] , 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



‎ , London: Macmillan and Co.

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Adjective [ edit ]

homo (indeclinable)

Noun [ edit ]

homo m (definite singular homoen, indefinite plural homoer, definite plural homoene)

a homosexual gay ( male homosexual person ) .

Synonyms [ edit ]

Derived terms [ edit ]

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References [ edit ]

“homo” in The Bokmål Dictionary .

. “homo” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Adjective [ edit ]

homo (indeclinable)

Noun [ edit ]

homo m (definite singular homoen, indefinite plural homoar, definite plural homoane)

a homosexual gay ( male homosexual person ) .

Synonyms [ edit ]

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“homo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Novial [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin [Term?] .

Noun [ edit ]

homo m (plural homos)

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Portuguese [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

homo (plural homo, comparable)

homosexual ( involving or relating to homosexuals )

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Spanish [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

homo (invariable)

homo ( homosexual )

Swedish [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

homo c

West Frisian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun [ edit ]

homo c (plural homo's)

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