novemvir

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin novemvir.

Noun

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novemvir (plural novemvirs or novemviri)

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

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Etymology

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From novem (nine) + vir (man).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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novemvir m (genitive novemvirī); second declension

  1. (especially in plural) novemvir

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative novemvir novemvirī
Genitive novemvirī novemvirōrum
Dative novemvirō novemvirīs
Accusative novemvirum novemvirōs
Ablative novemvirō novemvirīs
Vocative novemvir novemvirī

References

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