LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Ammōn

Ammōn m sg (genitive Ammōnis)
Classical[ˈam.moːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈam.mon]

Meaning

  1. EgyptianAmun (Egyptian god identified with Jupiter)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAmmōn—
genitiveAmmōnis
Hammōnis		—
dativeAmmōnī
Hammōnī		—
accusativeAmmōnem
Hammōnem		—
ablativeAmmōne
Hammōne		—
vocativeAmmōn—

Ammōn, better Hammon, ōnis, m. Egypt. Amun, = Ἄμμων,
I. a name of Jupiler, worshipped in Africa under the form of a ram (on the present oasis Siwah). Connected with his temple was an oracle often consulted by the ancients; cf. Cat. 7, 5 sqq.; Curt. 4, 7; Luc. 9, 511 al.—Whence Ammonis cornu, a gold-colored precious stone of the shape of a ram's horn, ammonite, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 167.—Hence,
II. Ammōnĭăcus, a, um, belonging to Ammon (Africa, Libya): sal, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79; Col. 6, 17, 7; Ov. Med. Fac. 94.—Ammō-nĭăcum, i, n. subst., a resinous gum, which distils from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon: Ammoniaci lacrima, Plin. 12, 23, 49, § 107: Ammoniaci lacrimae, id. 20, 18, 75, § 197: Ammoniaci guttae, Scrib. Comp. 28, 35; Cels. 5, 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian i-mn:n-A40 (jmn).

Descendants
  • EnglishAmmon

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAmmonAmmon (Ἄμμων), originally an Aethiopian or Libyan divinity, whose worship subsequently spread all over Egypt, a part of the northern coast of Africa, …

Quick answers

What does Ammōn mean in Latin?
Ammōn, a proper noun, means “Amun (Egyptian god identified with Jupiter)”.
What is the genitive of Ammōn?
The genitive singular is Ammōnis. Ammōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Ammōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈam.moːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈam.mon].