LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cauma

cauma n (genitive caumatis)
Classical[ˈkau̯.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaːu̯.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterheat
  2. broadlyneuterheat of the day

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaumacaumata
genitivecaumatiscaumatum
dativecaumatīcaumatibus
accusativecaumacaumata
ablativecaumatecaumatibus
vocativecaumacaumata

cauma, ătis, n., = καῦμα,
I. the heat, Vulg. Job, 30, 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂w-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*káwyō
  3. Ancient Greek καίω(kaíō)
  4. Ancient Greek -μα(-ma)
  5. Latincauma

Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma)bor. Latin cauma Borrowed from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”).

Descendants
  • Englishcauma
  • Englishcalm
  • Spanishcalma
  • Frenchcalme
  • Italiancalma
  • Portuguesecalma

Quick answers

What does cauma mean in Latin?
cauma, a noun, means “heat; heat of the day”.
What is the genitive of cauma?
The genitive singular is caumatis. cauma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cauma?
In classical Latin, [ˈkau̯.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaːu̯.ma].
Where does cauma come from?
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂w- → Proto-Hellenic *káwyō → Ancient Greek καίω (kaíō) → Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) → Latin cauma.