nemo
The Latin word for "nobody" is nemo.
nemo is a pronoun used to refer to no person.
How does it change in a sentence?
nemo is a singular pronoun and does not have a plural form. When you use the word as a direct object, use the accusative form neminem. If you are expressing the idea of "to" or "for" nobody, use the dative form nemini.
Did you know?
- In the Odyssey, Odysseus famously tells the Cyclops his name is Outis in Greek, which translates to the Latin nemo.
- Captain Nemo from Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea chose his name from the Latin word for 'nobody'.
- The word nemo is actually a contraction of the ancient phrase nē homō, which literally means 'no man'.
Examples in context
- Cur nemo me amat?Why does nobody love me?This sentence is useful for expressing the question of why no person loves the speaker.Tatoeba #5117452 by alexmarcelo, translation #8037220 by marioo
- Nemo scit ubi sit.Nobody knows where it is.This sentence shows how to say that no person knows a specific location.Tatoeba #6925014 by CarpeLanam, translation #772806 by marloncori
- Nemo in culina est.There's nobody in the kitchen.This sentence is useful for stating that a specific room is empty of people.Tatoeba #7077649 by alexmarcelo, translation #3531322 by CK
- Nemo adest.Nobody is here.
- Nullus mihi auxilium praebet.Nobody is helping me.
- Neminem credo.I trust nobody.
- Neminem videre volo.I don't want to see anybody.
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Example conversation
Gaius and Claudia are looking for someone to help them.
- GaiusNemo adest qui nos adiuvet.Nobody is here to help us.
- ClaudiaCur nemo venit?Why does nobody come?
- GaiusNemo videt hunc locum.Nobody sees this place.
- ClaudiaNemo nos audit.Nobody hears us.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nemo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
