LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

ulmus

ulmus f (genitive ulmī)
Classical[ˈʊɫ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈul.mus]

Meaning

  1. feminineelm

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

arbor magna umbrōsa
ulmus -ī (f) — in Aeneis, ch. 14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeulmusulmī
genitiveulmīulmōrum
dativeulmōulmīs
accusativeulmumulmōs
ablativeulmōulmīs
vocativeulmeulmī

ulmus, i, f. (
I. masc., Cat. 62, 54; v. infra), an elm, elm-tree.
I. Lit., Plin. 17, 11, 15, § 76; Col. 5, 6; Verg. G. 1, 2; 2, 446; Ov. M. 10, 100; 14, 661; Hor. C. 1, 2, 9; 2, 15, 5; id. Ep. 1, 16, 3; Quint. 8, 3, 8 al.— Poet.: (vitis) conjuncta ulmo marito, Cat. 62, 54.—
II. Transf.: ulmorum Acheruns, the Acheron of elm-rods, of one who is often beaten, Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 9; cf. ulmitriba: Falernae, i. e. Falernian vines, for Falernian wine, Juv. 6, 150: viduae, without vines, id. 8, 78.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *olmos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”) (compare Old Irish lem, English elm).

Descendants
  • Catalanom
  • Frenchorme
  • Italianolmo
  • Occitanolm
  • Occitanolme
  • Portugueseolmo
  • Romanianulm
  • Sardinianúlimu
  • Sardinianúlumu
  • Sardinianurmu

In English words that came into English from ulmus

  • ulminulmus
  • ulmiculmus

Quick answers

What does ulmus mean in Latin?
ulmus, a noun, means “elm”.
What is the genitive of ulmus?
The genitive singular is ulmī. ulmus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ulmus?
In classical Latin, [ˈʊɫ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈul.mus].