adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
omnivorus
omnivorus (feminine omnivora, neuter omnivorum)
Classical[ɔmˈnɪ.wɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[omˈniː.vo.rus]
Meaning
- adjectiveeating all things, all-devouring, omnivorous
Bibunt autem vaccinum, quoniam boves omnivori fere sunt in herbis.
77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 25.49
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | omnivorus | omnivora | omnivorum |
| genitive | omnivorī | omnivorae | omnivorī |
| dative | omnivorō | omnivorae | omnivorō |
| accusative | omnivorum | omnivoram | omnivorum |
| ablative | omnivorō | omnivorā | omnivorō |
| vocative | omnivore | omnivora | omnivorum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | omnivorī | omnivorae | omnivora |
| genitive | omnivorōrum | omnivorārum | omnivorōrum |
| dative | omnivorīs | omnivorīs | omnivorīs |
| accusative | omnivorōs | omnivorās | omnivora |
| ablative | omnivorīs | omnivorīs | omnivorīs |
| vocative | omnivorī | omnivorae | omnivora |
omnĭvŏrus, a, um, adj. omnis-voro,
I. all-devouring, omnivorous:
boves, Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin -vorus Latin omnivorus From omnis (“all”, “everything”) + -vorus (“-eating”, “-devouring”, suffix forming adjectives).
Descendants
- Englishomnivore
- Italianonnivoro
- Portugueseomnívoro
- Spanishomnívoro
- Asturianomnívoru
- Finnishomnivori
- Galicianomnívoro
- Sicilianunnìvuru
- TranslingualOmnivoropteryx
In English words that came into English from omnivorus
- omnivoreomnivorus