LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Rōma

Rōma f sg (genitive Rōmae)
Classical[ˈroː.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɔː.ma]

Meaning

  1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
    Ut Rōma iugum omnibus terrīs impōneret.That Rome might overcome all countries.
    Venit Rōmā.He came from Rome.
  2. historicalRome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
  3. Late LatinRome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma")
  4. EcclesiasticalLatinpoeticThe Roman Catholic Church in general
  5. New LatinRome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRōma—
genitiveRōmae—
dativeRōmae—
accusativeRōmam—
ablativeRōmā—
vocativeRōma—
locativeRōmae—

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ad Romam proficisci
to set out for Rome.
Romam venire, pervenire
to come to Rome.
Romam versus proficisci
to advance in the direction of Rome.
adventus Romam, in urbem
arrival in Rome, in town.
Romam concurrere (Mil. 15. 39)
to stream towards Rome.
Romae natus, (a) Roma oriundus
a native of Rome.
Kalendis Ianuariis Romā (dabam)
Rome, January 1st.
Romam nuntiatum est, allatum est
news reached Rome.
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Homerus fuit multis annis ante Romam conditam
Homer lived many years before the foundation of Rome.

Rōma, ae, f., = Ῥώμη,
I. the city of Rome, founded in the second year of the seventh Olympiad (B. C. 753), Cic. Rep. 1, 37, 58; 2, 10, 18; worshipped as a goddess in a particular temple, Liv. 43, 6; Tac. A. 4, 37; Suet. Aug. 52; cf.: Roma ferox, Hor. C. 3, 3, 44: princeps urbium, id. ib. 4, 3, 13: ROMAE AETERNAE, Inscr. Orell. 1762; 1776; 1799: ROMAE ET AVGVSTO, ib. 606.—Hence,
A. Rōmānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Rome, Roman: forum, v. h. v.: populus Romanus (always in this order; abbreviated P. R.); v. populus: Juno, the Roman (opp. Argiva), Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 82: lingua Romana, i. e. Latin, Laurea Tull. poët. ap. Plin. 31, 2, 3, § 8; Tac. Agr. 21; Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 2; Vell. 2, 110: Romana lingua, Macr. S. 1, praef. § 2; Lact. 3, 13, 10; Treb. Poll. Trig. Tyr. 28, 2; Aug. Ep. 167, 6: litterae Romanae (= litterae Latinae), Quint. 1, 10, 23: sermo Romanus, id. 2, 14, 1; 6, 2, 8; 10, 1, 100; 123: auctores. id. 10, 1, 85; Front. ad Ver. Imp. p. 125: ludi, also called ludi magni, the most ancient in Rome, annually celebrated on the 4th of September, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Liv. 1, 35 fin.; 28, 10; 29, 38 fin. et saep.: Romano more, in the Roman manner, plainly, openly, candidly, frankly, Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 3; 7, 18, 3; 7, 16, 3.—As subst.: Rōmānus, i, m.
a. Sing. collect., = the Romans, Liv. 2, 27, 1; 8, 3, 1. —
b. The Roman (sc. imperator), Liv. 21, 59, 5: Romanus sedendo vincit (cf. Q. Fabius Maximus), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 2.—
c. Plur.: Romani, the Romans, Liv. 1, 25, 9; 13 et saep.— Adv.: Rōmānē, in the Roman manner, plainly, candidly, frankly, etc., Gell. 13, 21, 2. — Hence, Rōmānĭtas, ātis, f., Romanism, the Roman way or manner, Tert. Pall. 4.—
B. Rōmānĭcus, a, um, adj., Roman: aratra, juga, i. e. made in Rome, Cato, R. R. 135, 2: fiscinae, id. ib. 135, 2, § 3.—
C. Rō-mānĭensis, e, adj., of Rome, Roman: sal, Cato, R. R. 162.—Collat. form Rōmānen-ses, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Corinthienses, p. 61, 1 Müll. —
D. Rōmānŭlus, a, um, adj. dim., of Rome, Roman: Porta, Varr. L. L 5, § 164 Müll.—
E. Rōmŭlĭus or Rō-mĭlĭus, a, um, adj., of Rome, Roman: tribus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 56 Müll.; Fest. pp. 270 and 271 ib.; Cic. Agr. 2, 29, 79.

Origins

Uncertain. * Roman mythology derived the name from Rōmulus, name of the legendary founder and first king. This is almost certainly a folk etymology, and the name of the mythical figure is more likely derived from the city name. * The word may derive from *Roumon- or *Roumen-, an archaic name for the Tiber river that would be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *srew- (“to flow”) (for which compare Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “river”) and Στρῡμών (Strūmṓn, “Strymon, Struma”), Albanian rrymë (“stream”), Proto-Slavic *strumy (“stream”), Lithuanian stràuma (“stream”), and perhaps also Latin rūmen). If so, the intermediate source may have been an Indo-European substrate. * The word may be of Etruscan origin, as 𐌓𐌖𐌌𐌀 (ruma) was one of the Etruscan gentes, from 𐌓𐌖𐌌 (rum, “teat”). Given the lack of a secure Indo-European etymology for Rōma, this possibility is most appealing.

Elsewhere
  • ItalianRoma
  • FrenchRomefrom Old French Rome
  • RomanianRâmfrom → Southern Common Slavic *Rymъ
  • RomanianRoma
  • Burmeseရောမfrom Italian Roma
  • Japaneseローマfrom Italian Roma
  • Korean로마from Italian Roma
  • Guianese CreoleRòmfrom Old French Rome
  • Haitian CreoleWòmfrom Old French Rome
  • Persianرمfrom Old French Rome
Old Occitan
  • OccitanRoma
  • CatalanRoma
West Iberian
  • PortugueseRomafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Roma
  • SpanishRomafrom Old Spanish Roma
  • GalicianRomafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Roma

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyRomaRoma (Ῥώμη, Strab. Ptol. et alii: Eth. Romanus, Eth. Ῥωμαῖος), the chief town of Italy, and long the mistress of the ancient world. CONTENTS. Page Sit…Biography & mythologyRomaRoma (Ῥώμη). 1. The personification of the city of Rome, and as such called Dea Roma. Temples were erected to her, not only at Rome, but in other citi…

Quick answers

What does Rōma mean in Latin?
Rōma, a proper noun, means “Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire); Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, coverin”.
What is the genitive of Rōma?
The genitive singular is Rōmae. Rōma is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Rōma?
In classical Latin, [ˈroː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɔː.ma].