homo sapiens

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English

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

Noun

homo sapiens (plural homo sapiens or homines sapientes)

  1. A human being (Homo sapiens).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

homo sapiens

  1. plural of homo sapien

Latin

Etymology

From homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

Pronunciation

Noun

homō sapiēns m (genitive hominis sapientis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) homo sapiens

Declension

Third-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.

singular plural
nominative homō sapiēns hominēs sapientēs
genitive hominis sapientis hominum sapientium
dative hominī sapientī hominibus sapientibus
accusative hominem sapientem hominēs sapientēs
ablative homine sapientī hominibus sapientibus
vocative homō sapiēns hominēs sapientēs
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