LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (Greek-type)

anōmalos

anōmalos (feminine anōmala, neuter anōmalon)
Classical[aˈnoː.ma.ɫɔs]Ecclesiastical[aˈnɔː.ma.los]

Meaning

  1. Greek typeadjectivedeviating from the general rule, irregular, anomalous, abnormal, exceptional
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:anomalos.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanōmalosanōmalaanōmalon
anōmalum
genitiveanōmalīanōmalaeanōmalī
dativeanōmalōanōmalaeanōmalō
accusativeanōmalon
anōmalum
anōmalān
anōmalam
anōmalon
anōmalum
ablativeanōmalōanōmalāanōmalō
vocativeanōmaleanōmalaanōmalon
anōmalum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanōmalī
anōmaloe
anōmalaeanōmala
genitiveanōmalōrumanōmalārumanōmalōrum
dativeanōmalīsanōmalīsanōmalīs
accusativeanōmalōsanōmalāsanōmala
ablativeanōmalīsanōmalīsanōmalīs
vocativeanōmalī
anōmaloe
anōmalaeanōmala

ănōmălŏs (-us), a, on (um), adj., = ἀνώμαλος, in gram.,
I. deviating from the general rule, irregular, anomalous, Diom. p. 314 P.; Prisc. p. 833 P.; Mart. Cap. 3, p. 71 al.

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. Latinanōmalos

Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder. Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós) Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos)bor. Latin anōmalos Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos, “uneven, irregular, anomalous”).

Descendants
  • Catalananòmal
  • Englishanomalous
  • Frenchanomal
  • Germananomal
  • Germananomalisch
  • Italiananomalo
  • Portugueseanómalo
  • Romaniananomal
  • Spanishanómalo
  • Galiciananómalo

Quick answers

What does anōmalos mean in Latin?
anōmalos, a adjective, means “deviating from the general rule, irregular, anomalous, abnormal, exceptional”.
How do you pronounce anōmalos?
In classical Latin, [aˈnoː.ma.ɫɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈnɔː.ma.los].
Where does anōmalos come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Hellenic *ə- → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) → Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Latin anōmalos.