LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vōmer

vōmer m (genitive vōmeris)
Classical[ˈwoː.mɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.mer]

Meaning

  1. ploughshare
    vomere findere terrasto cleave the earth by plow
  2. informalpenis

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevōmervōmerēs
genitivevōmerisvōmerum
dativevōmerīvōmeribus
accusativevōmeremvōmerēs
ablativevōmerevōmeribus
vocativevōmervōmerēs

vōmer, ĕris (collat. form of the
I. nom. sing. vōmis, Cato, R. R. 135, 2; Verg. G. 1, 162; Col. 2, 2, 26; v. Heins. ad Ov. F, 4, 927; Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 292), m., a ploughshare.
I. Lit., Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 30; Cic. Phil. 2, 40, 102; Col. 2, 2, 23; Verg. G. 1, 46; Hor. C. 3, 13, 11; id. Epod. 2, 63; id. Ep. 1, 2, 45; Ov. F. 4, 927; id. A. A. 2, 671; Tib. 2, 1, 6.—
II. Transf.
A. = membrum virile, Lucr. 4, 1269.—
B. A style for writing with, Atta ap. Isid. Orig. 6, 9.

Origins

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move”).

Borrowings
  • Catalanvòmer
  • Englishvomer
  • Frenchvomer
  • Romanianvomerfrom French vomer
  • Portuguesevómer
  • Spanishvómer
  • Irishvómarfrom English vomer
  • Galicianvómer
  • Idovomero
Italo-Romance
  • Italianvomere
  • Italianvomero
  • Sicilianvòmmiru
Balkano-Romance
  • Aromanianvomirã
Ibero-Romance
  • Aragonesehuembre

Quick answers

What does vōmer mean in Latin?
vōmer, a noun, means “ploughshare; penis”.
What is the genitive of vōmer?
The genitive singular is vōmeris. vōmer is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vōmer?
In classical Latin, [ˈwoː.mɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɔː.mer].