Homo
See also: HOMO, homo, and homo-
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Sapiens_neanderthal_comparison.jpg.webp)
Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis, comparison of skulls
Etymology
From Latin homō (“human being, man”).
Pronunciation
- English:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊ.məʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.moʊ/
Proper noun
Homo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – various species of man, all but one of which is extinct.
- 2008, Futurama: Bender's Game
- Good God. Just knowing we're in the same genus makes me embarrassed to call myself Homo.
- 2008, Futurama: Bender's Game
Synonyms
- Africanthropus, Anthropus, Archanthropus, Atlanthropus, Cyphanthropus, Europanthropus, Javanthropus, Kenyanthropus, Maueranthropus, Meganthropus, Nipponanthropus, Notanthropus, Palaeanthropus, Pithecanthropus, Praehomo, Proanthropus, Pseudhomo, Sinanthropus, Tchadanthropus, Telanthropus
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe
Hyponyms
(genus): Homo sapiens (sole extant species)
- (extinct species) Homo antecessor, Homo cepranensis, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo floresiensis, Homo georgicus, Homo habilis, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo microcranous, Homo naledi, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo orientalis, Homo platyops, Homo rhodesiensis, Homo rudolfensis
Translations
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References
Homo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Homo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Homo by species on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
German
Etymology
Clipping of Homosexueller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːmo/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ho‧mo
Noun
Homo m (strong, genitive Homos, plural Homos)
- (informal, derogatory) homosexual, gay
- Synonyms: Homosexueller, Schwuler, Schwuchtel, Schwuli
- Antonym: Hete f
Declension
Declension of Homo [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Homo | die | Homos |
genitive | eines | des | Homos | der | Homos |
dative | einem | dem | Homo | den | Homos |
accusative | einen | den | Homo | die | Homos |
Derived terms
- Homoehe
See also
- Arschficker
Further reading
- “Homo” in Duden online
- “Homo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache