LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

embolum

embolum n (genitive embolī)

Meaning

  1. neuterbeak of a ship

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeembolumembola
genitiveembolīembolōrum
dativeembolōembolīs
accusativeembolumembola
ablativeembolōembolīs
vocativeembolumembola

embŏlum, i, n., = ἔμβολον,
I. the beak of a ship: aēneum, Petr. 30, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἔμβολον (émbolon) from ἐμβάλλω (embállō).

Quick answers

What does embolum mean in Latin?
embolum, a noun, means “beak of a ship”.
What is the genitive of embolum?
The genitive singular is embolī. embolum is neuter, second declension.