Pomona

English

Pomona, by Nicolas Fouché, ca. 1700

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pōmōna.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pomona

A goddess of fruitful abundance in Ancient Roman religion and myth
(colloquial) Pomona College
A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
(astronomy) 32 Pomona, a main belt asteroid

Synonyms

(astronomy): 32 Pomona, ㉜

Further reading

Pomona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pomona College on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
32 Pomona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Pomoan, Poonam, poonam

Latin

Pōmōna ingreditur

Etymology

From pōmum (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /poːˈmoː.na/, [poːˈmoːnä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /poˈmo.na/, [poˈmɔːnä]

Proper noun

Pōmōna f (genitive Pōmōnae); first declension

(Roman mythology) the goddess of fruitful abundance.
(metonymically) fruits

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Pōmōna	Pōmōnae
Genitive	Pōmōnae	Pōmōnārum
Dative	Pōmōnae	Pōmōnīs
Accusative	Pōmōnam	Pōmōnās
Ablative	Pōmōnā	Pōmōnīs
Vocative	Pōmōna	Pōmōnae

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