LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

trāma

trāma f (genitive trāmae)
Classical[ˈtraː.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈtraː.ma]

Meaning

  1. woof, weft
  2. broadlyA lean, lanky person.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrāmatrāmae
genitivetrāmaetrāmārum
dativetrāmaetrāmīs
accusativetrāmamtrāmās
ablativetrāmātrāmīs
vocativetrāmatrāmae

trāma, ae, f. cf.: trans, trāmes.
I. Lit., the woof, weft, or filling of a web (cf. subtemen), Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.; Sen. Ep. 90, 20; Isid. 19, 22, 14 al.—Of a spider's web: ipsa per se tenax ratio tramae, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 81. —
II. Transf.: figurae, i. e. a thin, lank figure, Pers. 6, 73: putridae, i. e. trifles, bagatelles, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 37.

Origins

From the root of trahō (“to drag”). For the ending, compare rīma, flamma, līma.

Descendants
  • Catalantrama
  • Englishtrama
  • Frenchtrame
  • Italiantrama
  • Occitantrama
  • Portuguesetrama
  • Romaniantramă
  • Spanishtrama
  • Aromaniantramã
  • Friuliantrame

In English words that came into English from trāma

  • tramatrāma

Quick answers

What does trāma mean in Latin?
trāma, a noun, means “woof, weft; A lean, lanky person.”.
What is the genitive of trāma?
The genitive singular is trāmae. trāma is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce trāma?
In classical Latin, [ˈtraː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtraː.ma].