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English
Etymology
From Latin novemvir.
Noun
novemvir (plural novemvirs or novemviri)
- (historical) Any member of a group of nine officials.
Latin
Etymology
From novem (“nine”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
novemvir m (genitive novemvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) novemvir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
References
- novemvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.