proper noun · masculinethird declension
Almō
Almō m sg (genitive Almōnis)
Classical[ˈaɫ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.mo]
Meaning
- a small river in Latium, Italy, flowing into the Tiber
- RomanThe god of this river and father of Larunda
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Almō | — |
| genitive | Almōnis | — |
| dative | Almōnī | — |
| accusative | Almōnem | — |
| ablative | Almōne | — |
| vocative | Almō | — |
Almo, ōnis, m.,
I. a small stream, almost entirely dry in summer, on the south side of Rome, which, crossing the Via Appia and Via Ostiensis, flows into the Tiber (now the Aquataccia). In it the priests of Cybele annually washed the image and sacred implements of the temple of that goddess; v. Ov. F. 4, 337; 6, 340; Mart. 3, 47; Luc. 1, 600; cf. Mann. Ital. 1, 588; Müll. Roms Campagn. 2, 400 sq.—As a river-god, father of the nymph Lara, Ov. F. 2, 601.
Origins
Descendants
- ItalianAlmone
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAlmoAlmo a small river flowing into the Tiber on its left bank, just below the walls of Rome. Ovid calls it cursu brevissimus Almo (Met. 14.329), from whi…Biography & mythologyAlmoAlmo. the god of a river in the neighbourhood of Rome, who, like Tiberinus and others, were prayed to by the augurs. In the water of Alino the statue …