homuncio

Latin

Etymology

From homo (“human”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /hoˈmun.ki.oː/, [hɔˈmʊŋkioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈmun.t͡ʃi.o/, [oˈmun̠ʲt͡ʃio]

Noun

homunciō m (genitive homunciōnis); third declension

little man; manikin, titman
homunculus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	homunciō	homunciōnēs
Genitive	homunciōnis	homunciōnum
Dative	homunciōnī	homunciōnibus
Accusative	homunciōnem	homunciōnēs
Ablative	homunciōne	homunciōnibus
Vocative	homunciō	homunciōnēs

See also

homunculus, homullus

References

“homuncio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“homuncio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
homuncio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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