homo

See also: HOMO, Homo, and homo-

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

homo

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊ.məʊ/, /ˈhɒm.əʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊ.moʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊməʊ

Etymology 1

Clipping of homosexual.

Noun

homo (plural homos)

1. (colloquial, often derogatory) Clipping of homosexual.

   I heard that he's a homo, but he hasn't come out of the closet yet.

   • 1938, Cecil Day Lewis, Starting point‎, page 127:

     "... He's a homo."
     "My dear Theo, at my age one can't worry about little details like that. Besides, he's got such a nice voice."

Translations

short form of homosexual

Chinese: 同志 (zh) (tóngzhì) Danish: homo (da) c Dutch: homo (nl) m Finnish: homo (fi) German: Homo (de) m Hebrew: הומו (he) Hungarian: retkes buzi Indonesian: homo (id) Japanese: ホモ (ja) (homo) Latin: draucus m Latvian: homiķis m Portuguese: homo (pt) m Russian: го́мик (ru) m (gómik)

Adjective

homo (comparative more homo, superlative most homo)

1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Of or pertaining to homosexuality.

Derived terms

• fagmo
• gaymo
• homocaust
• homocore
• homofaggot
• homogay
• homolover
• homo marriage
• homophobe
• homophobic
• no homo
• no promo homo
• Ohomo
• Oklahomo
• queermo
• yes homo

Etymology 2

Clipping of homogenized.

Noun

homo (countable and uncountable, plural homos)

1. (dated, US, Canada) Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.
   • 1956, Purdue University. Agricultural Experiment Station., Station bulletin‎, page 25:

     One quart of homo wholesale in glass equals one quart equivalent. Certain modifications were made in these relatives to adjust for variations in units per ...

Related terms

• homo milk

Translations

homogenized milk with butterfat

Chinese: 均脂牛奶 Finnish: homogenoitu maito Japanese: ホモ牛乳 (homo gyūnyū)

Adjective

homo (not comparable)

1. (Canada, US) Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.
   • 1958, American milk review and milk plant monthly‎, volume 20, page 190:

     Regular homo milk was being sold out of stores in half gallons for 33 cents against 44 cents on regular homo milk on home delivery.

Etymology 3

From Latin homō (“man, human”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Doublet of gome, hombre, ombre, and omi.

Noun

homo (plural homos)

1. (nonstandard) A human.
   • 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, X-ing a Paragrab:

     John, John, if you don't go you're no homo—no! You're only a fowl, an owl, a cow, a sow,—a doll, a poll; a poor, old, good-for-nothing-to-nobody, log, dog, hog, or frog, come out of a Concord bog.

Related terms

• ecce homo
• homo Aristophaneus
• homo economicus
• homo faber
• homo negronus
• homo negronus Americanus
• homo oeconomicus
• homo politicus
• homo sacer
• homo sapien
• homo Sovieticus

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• Moho, moho

Bongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔ̀mɔ̀/

Noun

homo

1. nose

References

• Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Chickasaw

Etymology

From the same root as holmo (v1.), which is related to Choctaw holmo (“roof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ho.mo/

Verb

homo

1. (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to roof, to put a roof on

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	homoli homo-li	iihomo / iliihomo / liihomo ii-homo / ilii-homo / lii-homo	iloohomo iloo-homo
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishhomo ish-homo	hashhomo hash-homo
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	homo	(hoo)homo (hoo-)homo

Derived terms

• hóꞌmo
• i̱homo

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin homō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦomo]

Noun

homo n (indeclinable)

1. genus Homo, especially in informal and creative use

   Synonym: člověk

   • 1985, Listy:

     Tak sebou hni, ty moje malý homo sapiens! [...] můj malý homo!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2008, Jekaterina Andrikanis, Homevideo I. - aneb Sám sobě režisérem:

     Zapnutím kamery vstoupil „homo natáčející“ do dialogu s „homo prohlížejícím“.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• Specialists usually use the capitalized translingual spelling Homo.

Related terms

• dehumanizace
• dehumanizovat
• hominid
• hominismus
• humanismus
• humanista
• humanistický
• humanita
• humanitarismus
• humanitární
• humanitní
• humanizace
• humanizovat
• humanoid
• humanoidní
• humánní

Further reading

• “homo”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “homo”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (internet slang) heaumeau

Etymology

Clipping of homoseksueel and/or homofiel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.moː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ho‧mo

Noun

homo m (plural homo's, diminutive homootje n)

1. (neutral, not offensive) gay, homosexual
2. (offensive, derogatory) Used as a general slur

Usage notes

The word homo is a general, neutral and somewhat informal term for a homosexual person. It is used as a slur by some, but the term, or its use in this way, can be considered offensive. Because the word itself is not inherently offensive or vulgar, some people may take offense at the implication that homosexuality is something negative and shameful that could be used as a derogatory term. This depends, of course, on a particular person's attitude towards homosexuality. Compare similar usage of English gay.

Derived terms

• homobar
• homoclub
• homohaat
• homohuwelijk

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin homō. Compare French homme, Italian uomo. Doublet of oni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhomo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -omo
• Hyphenation: ho‧mo

Noun

homo (accusative singular homon, plural homoj, accusative plural homojn)

1. a human being, person
   • 1933, La Sankta Biblio, (Evangelio laŭ Luko 4:4):

     Kaj Jesuo respondis al li: Estas skribite, Ne per la pano sole vivos homo.

     Then Jesus answered him, "It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone." (Luke 4:4)

Hypernyms

• homedo (“hominid”)

Hyponyms

• femino, homino, virino (“woman”)
• viro (“man”)
• homido, infano (“child”)

Holonyms

• homaro (“humanity”)

Derived terms

• homamaso (“crowd”)
• homaranismo (“doctrine of regarding all of humanity as one's kin”)
• kavernhomo (“cave dweller”)
• neĝhomo (“snowperson”)
• prahomo (“a prehuman (neanderthal, Cro-Magnon, etc.)”)
• senhomejo (“uninhabited territory, no-man's-land”)

Descendants

• → Ido: homo

See also

homo

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of homoseksuaali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhomo/, [ˈho̞mo̞]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification^(key): ho‧mo
• Hyphenation^(key): ho‧mo

Noun

homo

1. gay man

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo

2. (rare) any gay person
3. (offensive, derogatory) Used as a general slur.

Usage notes

The word homo is a general, neutral and somewhat informal term for a homosexual person. It is used as a slur by some, but either the term, or its use in this way, can be considered offensive. Because the word itself is not inherently offensive or vulgar, some people may take offense at the implication that homosexuality is something negative and shameful that could be used as a derogatory term. This depends, of course, on a particular person's attitude towards homosexuality. Compare similar usage in Dutch.

Declension

Inflection of homo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		homo	homot
genitive		homon	homojen
partitive		homoa	homoja
illative		homoon	homoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		homo	homot
accusative	nom.	homo	homot
	gen.	homon
genitive		homon	homojen
partitive		homoa	homoja
inessive		homossa	homoissa
elative		homosta	homoista
illative		homoon	homoihin
adessive		homolla	homoilla
ablative		homolta	homoilta
allative		homolle	homoille
essive		homona	homoina
translative		homoksi	homoiksi
abessive		homotta	homoitta
instructive		—	homoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of homo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative homoni homoni accusative nom. homoni homoni gen. homoni genitive homoni homojeni partitive homoani homojani inessive homossani homoissani elative homostani homoistani illative homooni homoihini adessive homollani homoillani ablative homoltani homoiltani allative homolleni homoilleni essive homonani homoinani translative homokseni homoikseni abessive homottani homoittani instructive — — comitative — homoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative homosi homosi accusative nom. homosi homosi gen. homosi genitive homosi homojesi partitive homoasi homojasi inessive homossasi homoissasi elative homostasi homoistasi illative homoosi homoihisi adessive homollasi homoillasi ablative homoltasi homoiltasi allative homollesi homoillesi essive homonasi homoinasi translative homoksesi homoiksesi abessive homottasi homoittasi instructive — — comitative — homoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative homomme homomme accusative nom. homomme homomme gen. homomme genitive homomme homojemme partitive homoamme homojamme inessive homossamme homoissamme elative homostamme homoistamme illative homoomme homoihimme adessive homollamme homoillamme ablative homoltamme homoiltamme allative homollemme homoillemme essive homonamme homoinamme translative homoksemme homoiksemme abessive homottamme homoittamme instructive — — comitative — homoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative homonne homonne accusative nom. homonne homonne gen. homonne genitive homonne homojenne partitive homoanne homojanne inessive homossanne homoissanne elative homostanne homoistanne illative homoonne homoihinne adessive homollanne homoillanne ablative homoltanne homoiltanne allative homollenne homoillenne essive homonanne homoinanne translative homoksenne homoiksenne abessive homottanne homoittanne instructive — — comitative — homoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative homonsa homonsa accusative nom. homonsa homonsa gen. homonsa genitive homonsa homojensa partitive homoaan homoansa homojaan homojansa inessive homossaan homossansa homoissaan homoissansa elative homostaan homostansa homoistaan homoistansa illative homoonsa homoihinsa adessive homollaan homollansa homoillaan homoillansa ablative homoltaan homoltansa homoiltaan homoiltansa allative homolleen homollensa homoilleen homoillensa essive homonaan homonansa homoinaan homoinansa translative homokseen homoksensa homoikseen homoiksensa abessive homottaan homottansa homoittaan homoittansa instructive — — comitative — homoineen homoinensa

Derived terms

• homoilla
• homostella
• homotella
• homous
• homppeli

compounds

• erihomo
• homoavioliitto
• homobaari
• homofobia
• homoikoni
• homokammo
• homoliitto
• homomies
• homopari
• homopoika
• homopropaganda
• homorummutus
• homoseksi
• homotutka
• julkihomo
• kaappihomo
• normaalihomo

Related terms

• homoeroottinen
• homoseksuaali
• homoseksuaalinen
• homoseksuaalisuus
• homoseksualismi
• homoseksualisti

See also

• miehimys

Further reading

• “homo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Franco-Provençal

Franco-Provençal Wikipedia has an article on:

homo

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin homō.

Noun

homo m (plural homos) (ORB, broad)

1. man

   Coordinate term: fèna (“woman”)

Derived terms

• homâjo

References

• homme in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• homo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Etymology

Clipping of homosexuel.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

homo m or f by sense (plural homos)

1. gay (homosexual person, especially male)

Adjective

homo (plural homos)

1. gay, homo

Further reading

• “homo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto homo, from English human, French homme and humain, Italian uomo, Spanish hombre, from Latin homō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.mo/

Noun

homo (plural homi)

1. human, man

Antonyms

• animalo (“animal”)

Derived terms

• homa (“human”)
• homala (“human”)
• homaro (“mankind”)
• homeso (“humanity”)
• homino (“female human”)
• homulo (“male human”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English homo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ho.mo/
• Hyphenation: ho‧mo

Noun

homo (plural homo-homo)

1. (colloquial, offensive) gay; homosexual

Synonyms

• maho (slang)
• jomok (slang)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɔmo
• Hyphenation: hò‧mo

Noun

homo m (plural homini)

1. (obsolete) obsolete spelling of omo
   1. man, person
      • c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]‎, page 2:

        Laudato si misignore per sora nostra morte corporale, da la quale nullu homo vivente poskappare

        Praised be you, my Lord, through our sister Bodily Death, from which no living person can escape.

      • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 64–66; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

        Quando viddi custui nel gran diserto
        Miserere di me gridai ad lui
        qual che tu sii o ombra o homo certo

        When I saw him in the vast desert, I cried unto him "Have pity on me, whichever you are, or shadow or real man!"