LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

drāma

drāma n (genitive drāmatis)
Classical[ˈdraː.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈdraː.ma]

Meaning

  1. drama, play

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedrāmadrāmata
genitivedrāmatisdrāmatum
dativedrāmatīdrāmatibus
accusativedrāmadrāmata
ablativedrāmatedrāmatibus
vocativedrāmadrāmata

drāma, ătis, n., = δρᾶμα,
I. a drama, play, Aus. Ep. 18, 15.—Hence, drāmătĭ-cum poëma, dramatic, Diom. p. 480 P.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).

Descendants
  • Catalandrama
  • Englishdrama
  • Frenchdrame
  • GermanDrama
  • Portuguesedrama
  • Romaniandramă
  • Spanishdrama
  • Belarusianдра́ма
  • Czechdrama
  • Indonesiandramafrom Dutch drama

Quick answers

What does drāma mean in Latin?
drāma, a noun, means “drama, play”.
What is the genitive of drāma?
The genitive singular is drāmatis. drāma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce drāma?
In classical Latin, [ˈdraː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdraː.ma].