novemvir

English

Etymology

From Latin novemvir.

Noun

novemvir (plural novemvirs or novemviri)

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

Related terms

• novemvirate

Latin

Etymology

From novem (“nine”) + vir (“man”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /noˈu̯em.u̯ir/, [noˈu̯ɛmu̯ɪr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /noˈvem.vir/, [noˈvɛmvir]

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.