noun · masculinesecond declension
septemvir
septemvir m (genitive septemvirī)
Classical[sɛpˈtɛm.wɪr]Ecclesiastical[sepˈtɛm.vir]
Meaning
- masculineseptemvir
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | septemvir | septemvirī |
| genitive | septemvirī | septemvirōrum |
| dative | septemvirō | septemvirīs |
| accusative | septemvirum | septemvirōs |
| ablative | septemvirō | septemvirīs |
| vocative | septemvir | septemvirī |
septemvir, v. septemviri.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
septem-vir or VIIvir virī, m
one of a board of seven, one of seven commissioners: voluitne fieri septemvir?—Usu. plur, a board of seven commissioners, septemvirs: VIIvirūm acta sustulimus.
Origins
From septem (“seven”) + vir (“man”).
In English words that came into English from septemvir
- septemvirseptemvir
- septemviralseptemvirālis
- septemvirateseptemvirātus