LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

meteōrum

meteōrum n (genitive meteōrī)

Meaning

  1. meteor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemeteōrummeteōra
genitivemeteōrīmeteōrōrum
dativemeteōrōmeteōrīs
accusativemeteōrummeteōra
ablativemeteōrōmeteōrīs
vocativemeteōrummeteōra

Origins

From the Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmeteor
  • Englishmeteor
  • GermanMeteor
  • Italianmeteora
  • Portuguesemeteoro
  • Romanianmeteor
  • Spanishmeteoro
  • Czechmeteor
  • Danishmeteor
  • Dutchmeteoor

Quick answers

What does meteōrum mean in Latin?
meteōrum, a noun, means “meteor”.
What is the genitive of meteōrum?
The genitive singular is meteōrī. meteōrum is neuter, second declension.