homo sapiens

See also: Homo sapiens

English

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

Noun

homo sapiens (plural homo sapiens or homines sapientes)

1. A human being (Homo sapiens).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

homo sapiens

1. plural of homo sapien

Latin

Etymology

From homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈho.moː ˈsa.pi.ens/, [ˈhɔmoː ˈs̠äpiẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.mo ˈsa.pi.ens/, [ˈɔːmo ˈsäːpiens]

Noun

homō sapiēns m (genitive hominis sapientis); third declension

1. (New Latin) homo sapiens

Declension

Third-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.

	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