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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈhəʊmə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈhoʊməɹ/

語源 1

From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

固有名詞

Homer (countable and uncountable, plural Homers)

1. An ancient Greek epic poet of the 8th century BCE, who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

   Alternative form: (rare) Homeros

2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

   What’s this? “Extremely High Voltage”. Well, I don’t need safety gloves because I’m Homer Simp-*gets zapped to death*

3. A town, the county seat of Banks County, Georgia, United States.
4. A town, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Homer Township.

派生語

• even Homer nods
• pull a Homer

関連する語

• Homeric

語源 2

From 中期英語 [Term?], an occupational name for a helmet maker, or a variant of Holme.

固有名詞

Homer (plural Homers)

1. A surname from Middle English.

アナグラム

• Roehm