adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
almus
almus (feminine alma, neuter almum)
Classical[ˈaɫ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.mus]
Meaning
- adjectivenourishing
- adjectivekind
- adjectivepropitious
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī alit et nūtritalmus -a -um — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | almus | alma | almum |
| genitive | almī | almae | almī |
| dative | almō | almae | almō |
| accusative | almum | almam | almum |
| ablative | almō | almā | almō |
| vocative | alme | alma | almum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | almī | almae | alma |
| genitive | almōrum | almārum | almōrum |
| dative | almīs | almīs | almīs |
| accusative | almōs | almās | alma |
| ablative | almīs | almīs | almīs |
| vocative | almī | almae | alma |
almus, a, um, adj. alo,
I. nourishing, affording nourishment, cherishing (poet. epithet of Ceres, Venus, and other patron deities of the earth, of light, day, wine, etc.; cf. Bentl. ad Hor. S. 2, 4, 13).—Hence, genial, restoring, reviving, kind, propitious, indulgent, bountiful, etc.: O Fides alma, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 3, 29, 104 (Trag. v. 410 Vahl.):
nutrix, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 79: Venus, Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 4, 15, 31: mater terra, Lucr. 2, 992; 5, 231 al.: Ceres, Verg. G. 1, 7: Phoebe, id. A. 10, 215: Cybele, id. ib. 10, 220: ager, id. G. 2, 330: vites, refreshing, id. ib. 2, 233 al.: Faustitas, Hor. C. 4, 5, 18: Maia, id. ib. 1, 2, 42: Musae, id. ib. 3, 4, 42: dies, id. ib. 4, 7, 7: sol, id. C. S. 9: adorea, i.e. gloria, quae virtutem nutrit, id. C. 4, 4, 41: Pales, Ov. F. 4, 722: sacerdos, Prop. 5, 9, 51: ubera, Stat. Achill. 2, 383 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
almus adj.
1 AL-, nourishing, fruitful, foodgiving (poet.): Ceres, V.: ager, V. — Fig., kind, propitious, bountiful, favorable: Fides, Enn. ap. C.: Venus, H.: adorea, H.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *almos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Cognate with alō, alumnus, and oleō.
Descendants
- Italianalmo
- Spanishalmo