homo sapiens
See also: Homo sapiens
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).
Noun
[edit]homo sapiens (plural homo sapiens or homines sapientes)
- A human being (Homo sapiens).
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈho.moː ˈsa.pi.ens/, [ˈhɔmoː ˈs̠äpiẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.mo ˈsa.pi.ens/, [ˈɔːmo ˈsäːpiens]
Noun
[edit]homō sapiēns m (genitive hominis sapientis); third declension
Declension
[edit]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 |
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