LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cāmus

cāmus m (genitive cāmī)

Meaning

  1. a punishment device, perhaps a kind of collar for the neck
  2. a kind of collar for the neck, a necklace or neckband
  3. Late Latincollar, muzzle or snaffle (as for a horse or an ass)
    Flagellum equō, et cāmus asinō, et virgā in dorsō imprūdentium. A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.26.3

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecāmuscāmī
genitivecāmīcāmōrum
dativecāmōcāmīs
accusativecāmumcāmōs
ablativecāmōcāmīs
vocativecāmecāmī

cāmus, i, m., = κημός (Dor. καμός).
I. A muzzle for horses (only in eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 31, 9; Ambros. Hex. 6, 3.—*
II. Perh. a kind of collar for the neck, Non. p. 200, 16 (Trag. Rel. v. 302 Rib.).

Origins

From Doric Greek κᾱμός (kāmós), Attic Greek κημός (kēmós, “muzzle, nose-bag; face-mask; a female ornament”).

Descendants
  • Italiancamo
  • Proto-West Germanic*kāmō

Quick answers

What does cāmus mean in Latin?
cāmus, a noun, means “a punishment device, perhaps a kind of collar for the neck; a kind of collar for the neck, a necklace or neckband; collar, muzzle or snaffle (as for a horse or an ass)”.
What is the genitive of cāmus?
The genitive singular is cāmī. cāmus is masculine, second declension.