LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hama

hama f (genitive hamae)
Classical[ˈha.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.ma]

Meaning

  1. femininea water-bucket or pail (especially one for extinguishing fires), a firebucket
  2. Medieval Latinfemininea wine-cup, a goblet
  3. Medieval Latinfemininea measure of wine
  4. Medieval Latinbroadlyfemininea general measure of other liquids

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehamahamae
amae, amōnēs, aymae, haimae
genitivehamae
amae, amōnis, aymae, haimae		hamārum
amārum, amōnum, aymārum, haimārum
dativehamae
amae, amōnī, aymae, haimae		hamīs
amīs, amōnibus, aymīs, haimīs
accusativehamam
amam, amān, amōnem, aymam, haimam		hamās
amōnēs, aymās, haimās
ablativehamā
amōne		hamīs
amīs, amōnibus, aymīs, haimīs
vocativehamahamae
amae, amōnēs, aymae, haimae

hăma (ama), ae, f., = ἄμη,
I. a waterbucket, esp. for extinguishing fires, a firebucket, Plin Ep. 10, 42, 2; Juv. 14, 305; Dig. 1, 15, 3; 33, 7, 12, §§ 18, 21 (in Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 42, false reading for aula, Lorenz ad loc.).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μη (ắmē).

Descendants
  • Englishaamfrom Middle Dutch ame
  • Russianаа́мfrom Middle Dutch ame
  • Finnishaamifrom Middle Dutch ame
  • Afrikaansaamfrom Middle Dutch ame
  • Estonianaamfrom Middle Low German ame

Quick answers

What does hama mean in Latin?
hama, a noun, means “a water-bucket or pail (especially one for extinguishing fires), a firebucket”.
What is the genitive of hama?
The genitive singular is hamae. hama is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hama?
In classical Latin, [ˈha.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.ma].