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Old 01-20-2009, 01:01 PM   #1
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Latin: 'homo' vs. 'vir'
Hey you Latinophiles,

What's the semantic distinction between 'homo' and 'vir' in Latin?

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Old 01-23-2009, 01:41 PM   #2
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Hey you Latinophiles,

What's the semantic distinction between 'homo' and 'vir' in Latin?
in most instances, homo doesn't really refer to the male gender, but 'human' or 'mankind' or 'person'. So for example the sentence all humans are one is translated as 'omnes homines sunt unus', irregardless of male/female distinctions.

Vir is strictly male, and only applies to men. You won't call a boy a vir obviously. Vir is also distinguished from the neutral homo because it has connotations of honour, courage, strength...just look at the Latin word virtus, derived from vir.
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