LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

anōmalia

anōmalia f (genitive anōmaliae)
Classical[a.noːˈma.li.a]Ecclesiastical[a.noˈmaː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. irregularity, anomaly
    Anomalia est inaequalitas declinationum consuetudinem sequens.c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 2.25.3

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanōmaliaanōmaliae
genitiveanōmaliaeanōmaliārum
dativeanōmaliaeanōmaliīs
accusativeanōmaliamanōmaliās
ablativeanōmaliāanōmaliīs
vocativeanōmaliaanōmaliae

ănōmălĭa, ae, f., = ἀνωμαλία, in gram.,
I. irregularity, anomaly, Varr. L. L. 9, § 3 sq. Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓-(ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  6. Latinanōmalia

Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder. Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós) Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía)bor. Latin anōmalia Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “inequality, irregularity”).

In English words that came into English from anōmalia

  • anomalyanōmalia

Quick answers

What does anōmalia mean in Latin?
anōmalia, a noun, means “irregularity, anomaly”.
What is the genitive of anōmalia?
The genitive singular is anōmaliae. anōmalia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce anōmalia?
In classical Latin, [a.noːˈma.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.noˈmaː.li.a].
Where does anōmalia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Hellenic *ə- → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) → Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Latin anōmalia.