What does tomus mean in Latin?

tomus, a noun, means “a section of a larger work; a volume”.

What is the genitive of tomus?

The genitive singular is tomī. tomus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈtɔ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔː.mus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

tomus m (genitive tomī)

Classical[ˈtɔ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔː.mus]

tŏmus, i, m., = τόμος.

I. In gen., a cut, piece, bit: vilis, a cheap piece, i. e. roll of paper, Mart. 1, 67, 3. —

II. In partic.

A. A part, book, tome of a larger work: feci excerpta ex libris sexaginta in quinque tomis, M. Aurel. ap. Front, Ep. ad Caes. 2, 13. —

B. Transf., a book, in gen.: accipe tibi tomum magnum novum, Hier. Ep. 22, 38.

From Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, separate”).

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