dominus

Meaning

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

Concepts

master

lord

boss

sir

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

ruler

mister

despot

emperor

gent

governor

owner

lordship

monseigneur

dear employer

possessor

proprietor

husband

🤵

head of the household

supervisor

Mister

Mr.

Sir

line manager

manager

Synonyms

erus

possessor

homo

magister

domina

proprietarius

Translations

senhor

👨

Herr

👨

signore

señor

amo

κύριος

monsieur

heer

meneer

padrone

efendi

meester

senyor

dono

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdɔ.mɪ.nʊs]

Etymology

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”).