LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cammarus

cammarus m (genitive cammarī)
Classical[ˈkam.ma.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkam.ma.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinelobster

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecammaruscammarī
camarī
genitivecammarī
camarī		cammarōrum
camarōrum
dativecammarō
camarō		cammarīs
camarīs
accusativecammarum
camarum		cammarōs
camarōs
ablativecammarō
camarō		cammarīs
camarīs
vocativecammare
camare		cammarī
camarī

cammărus (camărus, gammă-rus), i, m., = κάμμαρος,
I. a sea-crab, lobster (so called from its vaulted back), Varr. R. R. 3, 11, 3; Col. 8, 15, 6; 8, 17, 4; Plin. 27, 3, 2, § 9; 31, 8, 44, § 96; Mart. 2, 43; Juv. 5, 84 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros), from Pre-Greek. This term is potentially a cognate of Danish hummer, Old Norse humarr (“lobster”) (which is the source of French homard).

Descendants
  • Italiancamarón
  • Italiangambero
  • Occitanchambre
  • Occitangambre
  • Portuguesecamarão
  • Spanishcámaro
  • Spanishcámbaro
  • Spanishcamarón
  • Spanishgámbaro
  • Old Frenchjamble

Quick answers

What does cammarus mean in Latin?
cammarus, a noun, means “lobster”.
What is the genitive of cammarus?
The genitive singular is cammarī. cammarus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cammarus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkam.ma.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkam.ma.rus].