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noun · femininesecond declension

pōmus

pōmus f (genitive pōmī)

Meaning

  1. fruit
  2. fruit tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepōmuspōmī
genitivepōmīpōmōrum
dativepōmōpōmīs
accusativepōmumpōmōs
ablativepōmōpōmīs
vocativepōmepōmī

pōmus, i, f.
I. Lit., a fruit-tree of any kind (v. pomum init.), Tib. 2, 1, 43; Vulg. Cant. 5, 1.—
II. Transf., for pomum, fruit, Cato ap. Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 74.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”), from *h₂epo (“off”) (whence po-) + *h₁em- (“take”) (whence emō). Compare the same semantic development in Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós).

Quick answers

What does pōmus mean in Latin?
pōmus, a noun, means “fruit; fruit tree”.
What is the genitive of pōmus?
The genitive singular is pōmī. pōmus is feminine, second declension.