This word came up in earlier posts. It is a very important adjective in this 2 termination category.
singular: omnis (masculine;
femine); omne (neuter) means ‘every’; ‘the entirety’
- Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs. (Caesar) │ All / the whole of Gaul is divided into three parts
plural: omnēs (masculine;
feminine); omnia (neuter): in the plural means ‘all’
- Omnēs cīvēs ad amphitheātrum festīnant.│ All the citizens hurry to the amphitheatre.
It very often occurs on its
own in the plural referring to people or things
omnēs: everyone
- Tē laudant omnēs ¦ Everyone praises you (note: plural in Latin i.e. all (people) praise you
omnia: all things
- Labor omnia vincit │ Work conquers all things
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