noun · masculinesecond declension
scalmus
scalmus m (genitive scalmī)
Classical[ˈskaɫ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈskal.mus]
Meaning
- masculinethole, oarlock, rowlock
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scalmus | scalmī |
| genitive | scalmī | scalmōrum |
| dative | scalmō | scalmīs |
| accusative | scalmum | scalmōs |
| ablative | scalmō | scalmīs |
| vocative | scalme | scalmī |
scalmus, i, m., = σκαλμός,
I. a peg to which an oar was strapped; a thole, tholepin, Vitr. 10, 8 med.; Cic. Brut. 53, 197; id. de Or. 1, 38, 174; Vell. 2, 43, 1: venit (Canius) mature: scalmum nullum videt, not even a thole-pin, i. e. no trace of a boat, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 59.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scalmus ī, m
, σκαλμός, a peg to hold an oar, thole, thole-pin: duorum scalmorum navicula, i. e. with a pair of oars: scalmum nullum videt, i. e. not a sign of a boat.
Origins
From Ancient Greek σκαλμός (skalmós, “pin, thole”).
Descendants
- Catalanescàlem
- Italianscalmo
- Italianscarmo
- Occitanescaume
- Spanishescálamo