LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

carcinōma

carcinōma n (genitive carcinōmatis)
Classical[kar.kɪˈnoː.ma]Ecclesiastical[kar.t͡ʃiˈnɔː.ma]

Meaning

  1. carcinoma

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarcinōmacarcinōmata
genitivecarcinōmatiscarcinōmatum
dativecarcinōmatīcarcinōmatibus
accusativecarcinōmacarcinōmata
ablativecarcinōmatecarcinōmatibus
vocativecarcinōmacarcinōmata

carcĭnōma, ătis, n., = καρκίνωμα,
I. a cancerous ulcer (pure Lat. cancer), a cancer, Cato, R. R. 157, 4; Cels. 5, 28, 2; Plin. 22, 13, 15, § 32 al.—As a term of reproach applied by Augustus to Julia and her son Agrippa, on account of their incorrigible wickedness, Suet. Aug. 65.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα (karkínōma).

Descendants
  • Catalancarcinoma
  • Frenchcarcinome
  • GermanKarzinom
  • Italiancarcinoma
  • Portuguesecarcinoma
  • Spanishcarcinoma
  • Czechkarcinom
  • Finnishkarsinooma
  • Galiciancarcinoma
  • Hungariankarcinóma

In English words that came into English from carcinōma

  • carcinomacarcinōma

Quick answers

What does carcinōma mean in Latin?
carcinōma, a noun, means “carcinoma”.
What is the genitive of carcinōma?
The genitive singular is carcinōmatis. carcinōma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce carcinōma?
In classical Latin, [kar.kɪˈnoː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.t͡ʃiˈnɔː.ma].