pomus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (taken off), from *h₂epo (off) (whence po-) + *h₁em- (take) (whence emō). [1] Confer the same thought in Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós).

Noun

pōmus f (genitive pōmī); second declension

  1. fruit
  2. fruit tree

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pōmus pōmī
Genitive pōmī pōmōrum
Dative pōmō pōmīs
Accusative pōmum pōmōs
Ablative pōmō pōmīs
Vocative pōme pōmī

Descendants

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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