LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

salmō

salmō m (genitive salmōnis)
Classical[ˈsaɫ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsal.mo]

Meaning

  1. salmon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesalmōsalmōnēs
genitivesalmōnissalmōnum
dativesalmōnīsalmōnibus
accusativesalmōnemsalmōnēs
ablativesalmōnesalmōnibus
vocativesalmōsalmōnēs

salmo, ōnis, m.,
I. a salmon, Plin. 9, 18, 32, § 68; Aus. Idyll. 10, 97.

Origins

Unknown, possibly from a Celtic/Gaulish word; the common derivation from saliō (“to leap”) has been dismissed as folk etymology. An equation with Proto-Slavic *sòmъ (“catfish”) by Preobraženskij has not been well-received by succeeding Slavists; neither is Finnish sampi (“sturgeon”) likely related.

Descendants
  • Catalansalmó
  • Frenchsaumonfrom Old French saumon
  • Romaniansomonfrom Old French saumon
  • Englishsalmonfrom Old French saumon
  • Italiansalmone
  • Italiansalamone
  • Italiansermone
  • Occitansalmon
  • Occitansaumon
  • Portuguesesalmão

In English words that came into English from salmō

  • salmonsalmō

Quick answers

What does salmō mean in Latin?
salmō, a noun, means “salmon”.
What is the genitive of salmō?
The genitive singular is salmōnis. salmō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce salmō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsaɫ.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsal.mo].