What is the meaning of hostis?

hostis m or f (genitive hostis); third declension. an enemy of the state, a hostile, a stranger. (plural only) the enemy.

Is hostis masculine or feminine?

Hostis, hostis is a generally masculine i-stem noun, but hostis can be feminine. The fact that the nominative and genitive is the same for this masculine or feminine noun indicates that it’s an i-stem.

What declension is hostis Latin?

	SINGULAR	PLURAL
NOM.	hostis	hostes
GEN.	hostis	hostum
DAT.	hosti	hostibus
ACC.	hostem	hostes

What does hostess mean in the Philippines?

Don’t make the mistake of calling the female host of the Filipino party you attended a “hostess”, because this word takes on a whole new meaning in the Philippines: it is widely used as a euphemism for a prostitute. The acronym G.R.O., meaning Guest Relations Officer, is another term meaning the same.

What declension is Fortis?

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Is De Latin?

active word-forming element in English and in many verbs inherited from French and Latin, from Latin de “down, down from, from, off; concerning” (see de), also used as a prefix in Latin, usually meaning “down, off, away, from among, down from,” but also “down to the bottom, totally” hence “completely” (intensive or …

Is Filipino incorrect?

Filipino is the Hispanized (or Anglicized) way of referring to both the people and the language in the Philippines. Note that it is also correct to say Filipino for a male and Filipina for a female. Never use or say Philippino, because that doesn’t sound right.

What are Filipinism?

What are Filipinisms? Filipinisms is a ‘coined terminology’ for loosely translated English phrases that are used by most Filipinos. It could be used during an informal conversation but with business-related communication, it can cause unanticipated misunderstandings.