hominid

See also: homínid

English

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ōm
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm
    Proto-Indo-European *-ō
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ
    Proto-Italic *hemō
    Latin hemō
    Latin homōlbor.
    Translingual Homo
    Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor.
    Latin -ideslbor.
    Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.
    Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
    Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
    Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ.
    Translingual -idae
    Translingual Hominidaelbor.
    English hominid

    Learned borrowing from translingual Hominidae.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Noun

    hominid (plural hominids)

    1. (archaic) Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
    2. Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans. [from 1960s]
      Synonyms: great ape, hominiform; see also Thesaurus:hominid
      Hyponyms: great ape, hominin

    Derived terms

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    Adjective

    hominid (not comparable)

    1. Of the Hominidae.

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    See also

    References

    • “hominid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

    Czech

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈɦomɪnɪt]

    Noun

    hominid m anim

    1. hominid

    Declension

    Declension of hominid (hard masculine animate)
    singular plural
    nominative hominid hominidé
    genitive hominida hominidů
    dative hominidovi, hominidu hominidům
    accusative hominida hominidy
    vocative hominide hominidé
    locative hominidovi, hominidu hominidech
    instrumental hominidem hominidy

    Further reading

    • “hominid”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French hominide.

    Noun

    hominid m (plural hominizi)

    1. hominid

    Declension

    Declension of hominid
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative hominid hominidul hominizi hominizii
    genitive-dative hominid hominidului hominizi hominizilor
    vocative hominidule hominizilor
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