homo

1 someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: homosexual, gay]

2 any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: man, human being, human]

English

Etymology

A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊməʊ

Noun

1. In the context of "slang|often pejorative": Short form of homosexual.
2. In the context of "Canada": Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.

Chickasaw

Verb

homo

1. to roof

Dutch

Noun

1. homosexual

Esperanto

Etymology

Compare Catalan home, French homme, Interlingua homine, Italian uomo, Portuguese homem, Romanian om, Sardinian ómine, Spanish hombre.

Noun

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)

Derived terms

homaro : humanity

See also

homo

Finnish

Noun

1. gay man
2. (rarely) any gay person

Synonyms

• (gay man): hinttari (derogatory), hintti (derogatory), homppeli, homoseksuaali

Derived terms

• homobaari
• homomies

French

Noun

1. gay (homosexual person, especially male)

Ido

Noun

1. A human being, person.

Derived terms

• homaro: humanity

Latin

Noun

1. a human being, a man (in the sense of human being), a person

   Homo homini lupus est.

   Man acts like a wolf to man.

   Alere nolunt hominem edacem.

   They won't keep a greedy man.''

2. sir

   Tu homo adigis me ad insaniam.

   You, sir, are driving me to madness.

Inflection

Derived terms

• ad hominem - against the man
• homunculus - (diminutive)
• humanitas - humanity
• humanus - human

Descendants

• hombre(Spanish)
• home (Catalan)
• homem (Portuguese)
• homme (French)
• om (Romanian)
• ómine (Sardinian)
• uomo (Italian)
• hommi ()

Norwegian

Noun

1. A male homosexual person.

Swedish

Noun

1. homosexual

Homo may refer to:

• Homo (genus), the genus of humans (Homo sapiens) and closely related species such as Neanderthals
• HOMO/LUMO, Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital
• Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation, short form: HomO
• A homosexual person (slang), usually pejoratively
• Homogenized milk
• The wolfhound in Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs

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