LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

grōma

grōma f (genitive grōmae)
Classical[ˈɡroː.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡrɔː.ma]

Meaning

  1. groma
  2. the centre of a military camp (marked by such an instrument)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrōmagrōmae
genitivegrōmaegrōmārum
dativegrōmaegrōmīs
accusativegrōmamgrōmās
ablativegrōmāgrōmīs
vocativegrōmagrōmae

grōma or grūma, ae, f.
I. A surveyor's pole or measuring-rod, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. s. v. p. 72 Müll. and Non. 63, 6.— Hence,
II. Transf., the centre of a camp, where the measuring-rod was planted, so as to divide the camp into four quarters by streets meeting at that point, Hyg. de Limit. p. 164 Goes.

Origins

From Ancient Greek γνῶμᾰ (gnômă).

Descendants
  • Englishgroma
  • Italiangroma
  • Portuguesegroma
  • Spanishgroma

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesGromaGroma was the instrument from which the Roman gromatici or land-surveyors took their name. The word is generally said to be a Latin version of γνώμονα…

Quick answers

What does grōma mean in Latin?
grōma, a noun, means “groma; the centre of a military camp (marked by such an instrument)”.
What is the genitive of grōma?
The genitive singular is grōmae. grōma is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce grōma?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡroː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡrɔː.ma].