LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

chama1

chama n (genitive chamatis)

Meaning

  1. neuterlynx

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechamachamata
chāmae
genitivechamatis
chāmae
chamatum
chāmārum
dativechamatī
chāmae
chamatibus
chāmīs
accusativechama
chāmam
chamata
chāmās
ablativechamatechamatibus
chāmīs
vocativechamachamata
chāmae

chăma, ătis, n.,
I. a lynx, Plin. 8, 19, 28, § 70.

Origins

Unknown. Used by Pliny the Elder in Naturalis Historia.

noun · femininefirst declension
chāma2
chāma f (genitive chāmae)

Meaning

  1. bivalve, shellfish, clam; cockle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechāmachāmae
chamata
genitivechāmae
chamatis
chāmārum
chamatum
dativechāmae
chamatī
chāmīs
chamatibus
accusativechāmamchāmās
chamata
ablativechāmā
chamate
chāmīs
chamatibus
vocativechāmachāmae
chamata

chāma, v. chema.

Origins

Variant form of chēma, from Ancient Greek χήμη (khḗmē).

Quick answers

What does chama mean in Latin?
chama, a noun, means “lynx”.
What is the genitive of chama?
The genitive singular is chamatis. chama is neuter, third declension.