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novus_homo
novus homo
Latin
Noun
novus homō m (genitive novī hominis); third declension
- new man
- (ancient Rome) the first person from a family to serve in the senate, or to be a consul
- an upstart, nouveau riche, new money
Inflection
Second declension adjective with a third declension noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | novus homō | novī hominēs |
| genitive | novī hominis | novōrum hominum |
| dative | novō hominī | novīs hominibus |
| accusative | novum hominem | novōs hominēs |
| ablative | novō homine | novīs hominibus |
| vocative | nove homō | novī hominēs |
References
- novus homo in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers