pōmum
pōmum uital.-lat. 'Frucht'
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpoː.mum/, [ˈpoːmʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.mum/, [ˈpɔːmum]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *poomos. Likely from Proto-Italic *po-emo- (“picked off”), or possibly *po-omo- or *pe-omo-.[1]
Noun
pōmum n (genitive pōmī); second declension
- any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) [ quotations ▼]
- fruit tree
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pōmum | pōma |
| Genitive | pōmī | pōmōrum |
| Dative | pōmō | pōmīs |
| Accusative | pōmum | pōma |
| Ablative | pōmō | pōmīs |
| Vocative | pōmum | pōma |