LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

norma

norma f (genitive normae)
Classical[ˈnɔr.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔr.ma]

Meaning

  1. femininea carpenter’s square
  2. femininea norm, standard (rule, precept)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenormanormae
genitivenormaenormārum
dativenormaenormīs
accusativenormamnormās
ablativenormānormīs
vocativenormanormae

norma, ae, f. for gnorima (cf. Gr. γνώριμος); root, gno-; cf. gnarus, nosco,
I. a square, employed by carpenters, masons, etc., for making right angles (cf. regula).
I. Lit.: anguli ad normam respondentes, Vitr. 7, 3; 9, 2; Plin. 36, 22, 51, § 172.—
II. Trop., a rule, pattern, precept: nec sunt haec rhythmicorum aut musicorum acerrima norma dirigenda, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 190: vitam ad certam rationis normam dirigere, id. Mur. 2, 3: numquam ego dicam Fabricium, Curtium, Coruncanium ad istorum (Stoicorum) normam fuisse sapientes, id. Lael. 5, 18: hanc normam, hanc regulam, hanc praescriptionem esse naturae, id. Ac. 2, 46, 140: natura norma legis est, id. Leg. 2, 24, 61: juris, id. de Or. 2, 42, 178: loquendi, Hor. A. P. 72: norma et regula oratoris, Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 8.

Origins

Perhaps via Etruscan from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (whence nōscō).

Descendants
  • Catalannorma
  • Frenchnorme
  • Englishnormfrom French norme
  • Romaniannormăfrom French norme
  • Italiannorma
  • Portuguesenorma
  • Spanishnorma
  • Asturiannorma
  • Turkishnormfrom French norme
  • Ladinnorma

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesNormaNorma (γωνία, Plat. Phileb. p. 51 C; γνώμων, Arist. Categ. 14), a square, used by carpenters, masons, and other artificers, to make their work rectang…

Quick answers

What does norma mean in Latin?
norma, a noun, means “a carpenter’s square; a norm, standard (rule, precept)”.
What is the genitive of norma?
The genitive singular is normae. norma is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce norma?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɔr.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɔr.ma].