novemvir

English

Etymology

From Latin novemvir.

Noun

novemvir (plural novemvirs or novemviri)

(historical) Any member of a group of nine officials.

Related terms

novemvirate

Latin

Etymology

From novem (“nine”) + vir (“man”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /noˈu̯em.u̯ir/, [noˈu̯ɛmu̯ɪr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /noˈvem.vir/, [noˈvɛmvir]

Noun

novemvir m (genitive novemvirī); second declension

(especially in plural) novemvir

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	novemvir	novemvirī
Genitive	novemvirī	novemvirōrum
Dative	novemvirō	novemvirīs
Accusative	novemvirum	novemvirōs
Ablative	novemvirō	novemvirīs
Vocative	novemvir	novemvirī

References

novemvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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