LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pōmērium

pōmērium n (genitive pōmēriī or pōmērī)
Classical[poːˈmeː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[poˈmɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. bounds, limits, especially the space on either side of town walls left free of buildings

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepōmēriumpōmēria
pōmoeria
genitivepōmēriī
pōmērī, pōmoerī, pōmoeriī		pōmēriōrum
pōmoeriōrum
dativepōmēriō
pōmoeriō		pōmēriīs
pōmoeriīs
accusativepōmēriumpōmēria
pōmoeria
ablativepōmēriō
pōmoeriō		pōmēriīs
pōmoeriīs
vocativepōmēriumpōmēria
pōmoeria

pōmērĭum and pōmoerĭum (the first is most freq. in inscrr., the latter in MSS.;
I. but the better manuscripts have also, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 13, and Tac. A. 12, 23 and 24, pomerium. A third form, post-moerium, Varr. L. L. 5, § 143 Müll., seems merely to have been assumed from the etymology; a fourth archaic form is posi-merium, pontificale pomoerium, qui auspicato olim quidem omnem urbem ambiebat praeter Aventinum ... estque prosimerium quasi proxi-murium, pontifices auspicabantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 248 Müll.), ĭi, n. post-moerus = murus.
I. Lit., the open space left free from buildings within and without the walls of a town, bounded by stones (cippi or termini), and limiting the city auspices, Varr. L. L. 5, § 143 Müll.; Liv. 1, 44; Gell. 13, 14, 6; 15, 27, 4; Tac. A. 12, 23 and 24: POMERIVM, Inscr. (746 A. U. C.) Orell. 1; Inscr. Grut. 242 (Orell. 1, p. 567); Inscr. Orell. 710; Inscr. (A. D. 121) Orell. 811: pomoerium intrare, transire, Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11: de pomoerii jure, id. Div. 2, 35, 75: sales intra pomeria nati, i. e. of the city, Juv. 9, 11.—
II. Trop., bounds, limits (ante- and post-class.): qui minore pomerio finierunt, who have prescribed narrower limits to themselves, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 13; Macr. S. 1, 24.

Origins

Equivalent to post + mūrus, from Proto-Italic *posti + *moiros. According to De Vaan, this is likely an archaism since *pōmīrium is expected from the Proto-Italic -oi- in the non-initial syllable.

In English words that came into English from pōmērium

  • pomeriumpōmoerium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPomeriumPomerium or POMOERIUM. As regards the spelling of the word, the latter, which accords more nearly with the etymology, is retained by Madvig, but most …

Quick answers

What does pōmērium mean in Latin?
pōmērium, a noun, means “bounds, limits, especially the space on either side of town walls left free of buildings”.
What is the genitive of pōmērium?
The genitive singular is pōmēriī. pōmērium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pōmērium?
In classical Latin, [poːˈmeː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [poˈmɛː.ri.um].