LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

ālus

ālus f (genitive ālī)
Classical[ˈaː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.lus]

Meaning

  1. garlic
  2. species of comfrey plant

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeālusālī
genitiveālīālōrum
dativeālōālīs
accusativeālumālōs
ablativeālōālīs
vocativeāleālī

Origins

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄλος (Álos).

Quick answers

What does ālus mean in Latin?
ālus, a noun, means “garlic; species of comfrey plant”.
What is the genitive of ālus?
The genitive singular is ālī. ālus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ālus?
In classical Latin, [ˈaː.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.lus].