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dominus

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(declension-2, masculine) master, possessor, ruler, lord, proprietor
(declension-2, masculine) owner of a residence; master of his servants and slaves
(declension-2, masculine) master of a feast, entertainer, host
(declension-2, masculine) master of a play or of public games, employer of players or gladiators
(declension-2, masculine) sir (a greeting, in the vocative case)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdɔ.mɪ.nʊs]

The original identity of the second vowel of this word is unclear: * from Proto-Italic *dom-o/u-nos (“of the house”); both u- and o-stems are found in other branches; * from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domHnos (“homeowner”), from *dṓm (“house”) + *-Hō (Hoffmann's suffix) via the oblique stem *-Hn-. In either case, likely further related to domus, from Proto-Italic *domos, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).