Nomas

See also: nomas, NOMAS, and nomás

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás); doublet of Numida.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnɔ.mas]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɔː.mas]

Noun

Nomas m (genitive Nomadis); third declension

a nomad
Numidian

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Nomas	Nomadēs
genitive	Nomadis	Nomadum
dative	Nomadī	Nomadibus
accusative	Nomadem	Nomadēs
ablative	Nomade	Nomadibus
vocative	Nomas	Nomadēs

Descendants

→ Middle French: nomade
- French: nomade
  - → Danish: nomade
  - → Dutch: nomade
  - → English: nomad
  - → Romanian: nomad
→ Portuguese: nómade

References

“Nomas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Nomas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Nomas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.