omnivorus

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Latin

Etymology

omnis (“all”, “everything”) +‎ -vorus (“-eating”, “-devouring”, suffix forming adjectives)

Pronunciation

Adjective

omnivorus (feminine omnivora, neuter omnivorum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. eating all things, all-devouring, omnivorous
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative omnivorus omnivora omnivorum omnivorī omnivorae omnivora
Genitive omnivorī omnivorae omnivorī omnivorōrum omnivorārum omnivorōrum
Dative omnivorō omnivorō omnivorīs
Accusative omnivorum omnivoram omnivorum omnivorōs omnivorās omnivora
Ablative omnivorō omnivorā omnivorō omnivorīs
Vocative omnivore omnivora omnivorum omnivorī omnivorae omnivora

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