LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

phormĭo1

Meaning

  1. wicker-work of reeds

phormĭo (form-), ōnis, m., = φόρμιον,
I. wicker-work of reeds or rushes, a mat, a straw covering, Dig. 33, 7, 12; Don. Ter. Phorm. prol. 27; 1, 2, 72.
Phormĭo, ōnis, m.
I. The name of a parasite in Terence, in a play of the same name.—
II. A Peripatetic philosopher of Ephesus, who delivered a lecture in the presence of Hannibal on the duties of military commanders and on the art of war, Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 75; hence, transf., of a silly person, who talks about things which he does not understand: egomet in multos jam Phormiones incidi, id. ib. 2, 19, 77.—
III. A Roman surname: Sextus Clodius Phormio, Cic. Caecin. 10, 27; id. Phil. 2, 6, 15.
proper nounthird declension
Phormiō2
Phormiō or Phormiōn m sg (genitive Phormiōnis or Phormiōnos)
Classical[ˈpʰɔr.mi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɔr.mi.o]

Meaning

  1. An Ancient Greek name, borne by an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War and by a peripatetic philosopher of the 3rd century BCE

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhormiō
Phormiōn		—
genitivePhormiōnis
Phormiōnos		—
dativePhormiōnī—
accusativePhormiōnem
Phormiōna		—
ablativePhormiōne—
vocativePhormiō—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φορμίων (Phormíōn).

Quick answers

What does phormĭo mean in Latin?
phormĭo, a noun, means “wicker-work of reeds”.