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noun · neuterthird declension

cērōma

cērōma n (genitive cērōmatis)
Classical[keːˈroː.ma]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈrɔː.ma]

Meaning

  1. an ointment for wrestlers, a mixture of oil and wax
  2. figurativelythe place for wrestling, the ring

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecērōmacērōmata
genitivecērōmatiscērōmatum
dativecērōmatīcērōmatibus
accusativecērōmacērōmata
ablativecērōmatecērōmatibus
vocativecērōmacērōmata

cērōma, ătis, n. (
I. abl. plur. ceromatis, Plin. 35, 13, 47, § 168; acc. plur. ceromas, Arn. 3, 114), = κήρωμα, an ointment for wrestlers, much used in the time of the emperors, Plin. l. l.; 28, 4, 13, § 51; Mart. 4, 19; 7, 32; 14, 50.—
II. Meton.
A. The place for wrestling: in ceromate sedere, Sen. Brev. Vit. 12, 2; Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 5.—
B. The ring, the combat, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 26; Mart. 5, 65, 3 (in Plin. Val. 1, 25 fin., ceromata is perh. = canceromata, a swelling, tumor).

Origins

From Ancient Greek κήρωμα (kḗrōma, “wrestlers' ointment; wrestling ring”), from κηρόω (kēróō, “to apply wax to”), from κηρός (kērós, “wax”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCeromaCeroma (κήρωμα), a wax composition, with different references:-- 1. A plaster, with wax as the principal ingredient (Hippocr. 397, 48; 398, 54; 402, 2…

Quick answers

What does cērōma mean in Latin?
cērōma, a noun, means “an ointment for wrestlers, a mixture of oil and wax; the place for wrestling, the ring”.
What is the genitive of cērōma?
The genitive singular is cērōmatis. cērōma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cērōma?
In classical Latin, [keːˈroː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈrɔː.ma].