novus homo
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯us ˈho.moː/, [ˈnou̯ʊs̠ ˈhɔmoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.vus ˈo.mo/, [ˈnɔːvus ˈɔːmo]
Noun
novus homō m (genitive novī hominis); third declension
- new man
- (ancient Rome) the first person from a family to serve in the senate, or to be a consul
- an upstart, nouveau riche, new money
Declension
Second-declension adjective with a third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | novus homō | novī hominēs |
| genitive | novī hominis | novōrum hominum |
| dative | novō hominī | novīs hominibus |
| accusative | novum hominem | novōs hominēs |
| ablative | novō homine | novīs hominibus |
| vocative | nove homō | novī hominēs |
References
- “novus homo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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