homo sapiens in Latin

IPA: [ˈhɔ.moː ˈsa.pi.ẽːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔː.mo ˈsaː.pi.ens] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”). Head templates: {{la-noun|homō/homin<3> sapiēns/sapient<3>|g=m}} homō sapiēns m (genitive hominis sapientis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|homō/homin<3.M> sapiēns<+>}} Forms: homō sapiēns [canonical, masculine], hominis sapientis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], homō sapiēns [nominative, singular], hominēs sapientēs [nominative, plural], hominis sapientis [genitive, singular], hominum sapientium [genitive, plural], hominī sapientī [dative, singular], hominibus sapientibus [dative, plural], hominem sapientem [accusative, singular], hominēs sapientēs [accusative, plural], homine sapientī [ablative, singular], hominibus sapientibus [ablative, plural], homō sapiēns [singular, vocative], hominēs sapientēs [plural, vocative]

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      "form": "hominī sapientī",
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        "dative",
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        "(New Latin) homo sapiens"
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}

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  "etymology_text": "From homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).",
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    {
      "form": "homō sapiēns",
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "hominem sapientem",
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      "ipa": "[ˈɔː.mo ˈsaː.pi.ens]",
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"homo sapiens" meaning in Latin

Noun