proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Homērus
Homērus m sg (genitive Homērī)
Classical[hɔˈmeː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈmɛː.rus]
Meaning
- Homer, the Greek poet
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Homērus | — |
| genitive | Homērī | — |
| dative | Homērō | — |
| accusative | Homērum | — |
| ablative | Homērō | — |
| vocative | Homēre | — |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ut ait Homerus
- as Homer sings (not canit).
- Homerus fuit multis annis ante Romam conditam
- Homer lived many years before the foundation of Rome.
Hŏmērus, i, m., = Ὅμηρος,
I. the Greek poet Homer, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3; 1, 32, 79; id. Rep. 2, 10; id. Brut. 10, 40; id. Arch. 8, 19; id. de Or. 3, 34, 137; Vell. 1, 5, 2; Quint. 10, 1, 47 sq.; Hor. A. P. 359 al.—
II. Derivv.
A. Hŏmērĭcus, a, um, adj., = Ὁμηρικός, of or belonging to Homer, Homeric:
versus, Cic. Div. 1, 25, 52; cf. dispositio, Quint. 5, 12, 14: facultas eloquendi, id. 10, 1, 81: more, id. 7, 10, 11: Ajax, Cic. Div. 2, 39, 82; cf. Agamemno, id. Tusc. 3, 26, 62: senex, i. e. Nestor, Plin. Ep. 4, 3, 3: oculi, i. e. blind, Tert. Pall. 2.—* B. Hŏmērĭă-cus, a, um, adj., the same:
notae, Auct. Priap. 69.—* C. Hŏmērĭus, a, um, adj., the same:
scyphi, quos Homerios a caelatura carminum Homeri vocabat, Suet. Ner. 47.—D. Hŏmērista, ae, m., = Ὁμηριστής, a Homeric rhapsodist, Petr. 29; Diom. p. 481 P.—*
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).
Descendants
- CatalanHomer
- EnglishHomer
- FrenchHomère
- ItalianOmero
- PortugueseHomero
- RomanianHomer
- SpanishHomero
- DutchHomerus
- IndonesianHomerus
- MalteseOmeru
In English words that came into English from Homērus
- Homerichomēricus