adverb
omnīnō
omnīnō (not comparable)
Classical[ɔmˈniː.noː]Ecclesiastical[omˈniː.no]
Meaning
- not comparablein all things, in all ways, entirely, utterly, altogether, wholly
Omnes omnia omnino doceantur.
All people should be entirely taught all things.[...] nōn equidem omnīnō captā ac dēserta vidērer.
“[...and], at least for me, I would not feel so utterly taken and abandoned.”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.330 - not comparablein all, altogether, only, just
Quīnque omnīnō fuērunt.
They were five in all.Erant omnīnō itinera duo.
There were only two ways. - not comparablein any thing, in any way, at all
Sī probāre possēmus Ligārium in Āfricā omnīnō nōn fuisse.
If we could prove that Ligarius was not at all in Africa.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
prōrsus, ūllō modōomnīnō — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 3
altogether, only
omnīnō — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Plane · Omnino · Prorsus · Penitus · Utique
Plane means completely, in opp. to pæne, Cic. Brut. 97, 33; or vix, Att. xi. 9; omnino, altogether and generally, in opp. to partly, in some instances, with some exceptions; in opp. also to magna ex parte, Cic. Tusc. i. 1. Fam. ix. 15, or separatim, Plin. Ep. viii. 7, ὁλῶς; prorsus, exactly, in opp. to in some measure, or almost; penitus, thoroughly, deeply, in opp. to in a certain degree, or superficially, πάντως; utique [related to utcunque, as quisque to quicunque: opp. neutiquam], at any rate, in opp. to at all events, or perhaps ὁπωσδήποτε. (v. 260.)
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- nihil omnino curare
- not to trouble oneself about a thing.
- nullum (omnino) verbum facere
- to not say a word.
omnīno, adv. omnis.
I. In gen., altogether, wholly, entirely, utterly, at all (syn.: prorsus, penitus): Neoptolemus apud Ennium philosophari sibi ait necesse esse, sed paucis: nam omnino haud placere, entirely, i. e. constantly, Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 1; v. also id. de Or. 2, 37, 156 (Enn. Trag. v. 417 Vahl.):
non omnino jam perii: est reliquom quo peream magis, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 80: defensionum laboribus aut omnino aut magnā ex parte liberatus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 1: ut non multum aut nihil omnino Graecis cederetur, not at all, id. ib. 1, 3, 5: ita fit ut omnino nemo esse possit beatus, id. ib. 2, 6, 16: id agimus ut id in sapiente nullum sit omnino, id. ib. 3, 10, 22; cf. id. Off. 2, 1, 3: Clodium sanxisse, ut vix aut omnino non posset ... infirmari sua lex, not at all, id. Att. 3, 23, 2: non omnino quidem, sed magnam partem, id. Fam. 9, 15, 3: quae aut omnino aut certe facilius consequentur, id. Balb. 19, 43: eos omittamus, qui omnino nusquam reperiuntur, id. Lael. 6, 21: causas omnino numquam attigerunt, id. de Or. 2, 13, 55: non usquam id quidem dicit omnino, sed quae dicit idem valent, absolutely, i. e. expressly, explicitly, id. Tusc. 5, 9, 24: omnino, quod cupis, efficies, Cat. 98, 5: non tamen omnino Teucros delere paratis, Verg. A. 9, 248: ne faciam, inquis, Omnino versus, Hor. S. 2, 1, 6: nihil omnino, te recitante placet, Mart. 3, 45, 4.— With omnis: non ego omnino lucrum omne esse utile homini existimo, all and every, of all kinds whatever, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 75: hoc genus et cetera necessaria et omnino omnis argumentatio, etc., Cic. Inv. 1, 46, 86: vis et injuria et omnino omne. quod obfuturum est, id. ib. 2, 53, 164: sin omnino interierint omnia, id. Fam. 6, 2, 6; v. also the foll.—With prorsus: non justa, injusta, prorsus omnino obsequor, Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 33.—II. In partic.
A. With numerals, in all, altogether, only, but, just (= οἱ πάντες):
quinque omnino fuerunt, Cic. Clu. 28, 76: diebus omnino decem et octo, Caes. B. G. 4, 19 fin.: sane frequentes fuimus: omnino ad ducentos, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1: erant omnino itinera duo, there were only two ways, Caes. B. G. 1, 6: duae omnino civitates, id. ib. 4, 38: cum omnino non essent amplius centum, Nep. Pelop. 2, 3: expeditionem unam omnino suscepit, Suet. Claud. 17: semel omnino eam viderat, Curt. 4, 10. 24.—B. In concessive clauses, by all means, indeed, doubtless, yes, certainly, to be sure. —With sed:
restricti omnino esse nullo modo debemus, sed in deligendis idoneis judicium et diligentiam adhibere, etc., Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62: danda opera est omnino ... sed, etc., id. ib. 2, 20, 71; so id. de Or. 2, 21, 89: pugnas omnino, sed cum adversario facili, id. Ac. 2, 6, 84.—With autem: omnino est amans sui virtus ... ego autem non de virtute nunc loquor, id. Lael. 26, 98.—C. In making a statement of general application, in general, generally, universally:
de hominum genere, aut omnino de animalium loquor, Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 33: plurimumque poëtis nostris, omninoque Latinis litteris luminis attulisti, id. Ac. 1, 3, 9; Plin. Ep. 5, 4, 3.—At the beginning of a general proposition: omnino fortis animus et magnus duabus rebus maxime cernitur, Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66: omnino omnium horum vitiorum atque incommodorum una cautio est, ut, etc., id. Lael. 21, 78.—D. After non modo (non), in a climax:
non modo imperator, sed liber habendus omnino non est, Cic. Par. 5, 1, 33: non modo tantam causam perorare, sed omnino verbum facere, id. Quint. 24, 77: quos ego non modo reges appellatos, sed omnino natos nesciebam, id. Fam. 9, 15, 13; cf. id. Caecin. 13, 36.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
omnīnō adv.
omnis, altogether, wholly, entirely, utterly, at all: haec nunc omnino ut crederem, T.: omnino cuncta plebes, the whole body, S.: non id quidem dicit omnino, i. e. expressly: omnis argumentatio, of every kind: interire: philosophari omnino haud placere, i. e. constantly: nihil dare, nothing whatever: omnino nemo: non omnino quidem, sed magnam partem: Teucros delere, V.: ne faciam, inquis, Omnino versūs, H.—With numerals, in all, altogether, only, but, just: quinque omnino fuerunt: erant itinera duo, only two ways, Cs.: cum omnino non essent amplius centum, N.: semel omnino, Cu.—By all means, indeed, doubtless, yes, certainly, to be sure: acerbum omnino genus iudicii, sed, etc.: pugnas omnino, sed cum adversario facili.—In general, generally, universally: plurimumque poëtis nostris, omninoque Latinis litteris luminis attulisti: omnino omnium horum vitiorum atque incommodorum una cautio est, ut, etc.—In climax: non modo imperator, sed liber habendus omnino non est, not even.
Origins
From omnia (“all things”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”) + -ō (“-ly: forming adverbs”).
Descendants
- Italianonninamente