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Emilian
Alternative forms
- ômen (Bolognese)
- òm (Reggiano, Modenese, Carpigiano, Mirandolese)
Etymology
From Latin hominem, accusative of homō (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”).
Pronunciation
- (Bolognese) IPA(key): /ˈɔːmeŋ/,
- Hyphenation: ò‧men
Noun
òmen m
- (Bologna) man (adult male human)
Derived terms
References
- “òmen” in Luigi Lepri, Daniele Vitali, Dizionario Bolognese-Italiano Italiano-Bolognese, Edizioni Pendragon, 2nd edition, 2009, page 201.