LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

glomus

glomus n (genitive glomeris)

Meaning

  1. neuterball-shaped mass
  2. neuterball of thread, yarn

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeglomusglomera
genitiveglomerisglomerum
dativeglomerīglomeribus
accusativeglomusglomera
ablativeglomereglomeribus
vocativeglomusglomera

glŏmus (glōm-, Lucr. 1, 360; v. Lachm.), ĕris, n. for glob-mus, kindr. with globus,
I. a ball or clue of yarn, thread, etc. (very rare).
I. In gen.: lanae, Lucr. 1, 360 (v. Lachm. ad h. l.); Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 14: lini, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 91: staminis albi, Scrib. Comp. 142.—
II. In partic.: glomus in sacris crustulum cymbi figura ex oleo coctum appellatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 98 Müll. (in Cato and Varro globus).

Origins

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”), but the morphology is unclear; more information at globus and glaeba. Formal difficulties notwithstanding, apparently cognate with Sanskrit ग्लुन्थ (gluntha, “lump”), Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”) and Proto-West Germanic *klott (“clod, lump, ball”) if this etymology is correct.

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianghiomo
  • Italianghiomero
  • Italiangnommero
  • Italiangomitolo
  • Italiangiomitro
  • Neapolitangliuommero
  • Neapolitangliuommaro
  • Neapolitangnuemmiru
  • Sicilianghiòmmiru
  • Sicilianghiòmbiru
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianlorumu
Balkano-Romance
  • Aromaniangljom
Gallo-Italic
  • Romagnolgommetiello
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Occitanglom
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*glemus
  • TranslingualGlomeris

Quick answers

What does glomus mean in Latin?
glomus, a noun, means “ball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn”.
What is the genitive of glomus?
The genitive singular is glomeris. glomus is neuter, third declension.