LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dromō

dromō m (genitive dromōnis)
Classical[ˈdrɔ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdrɔː.mo]

Meaning

  1. A kind of shellfish
  2. A kind of vessel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedromōdromōnēs
genitivedromōnisdromōnum
dativedromōnīdromōnibus
accusativedromōnemdromōnēs
ablativedromōnedromōnibus
vocativedromōdromōnēs

drŏmo, ōnis, m., = δρόμων (the runner).
I. A sort of shell-fish, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 148.—
II. A kind of vessel rapidly propelled by many oars, a cutter, Cod. Just. 1, 27, 2; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 14.
Drŏmō, ōnis, m., Gr. Δρόμων,
I. the name of a slave, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 22; cf. id. Heaut. 2, 3, 34.

Origins

From Ancient Greek δρόμων (drómōn).

Quick answers

What does dromō mean in Latin?
dromō, a noun, means “A kind of shellfish; A kind of vessel”.
What is the genitive of dromō?
The genitive singular is dromōnis. dromō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dromō?
In classical Latin, [ˈdrɔ.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdrɔː.mo].