[ˈaɫ.mʊs], [ˈal.mus]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *almos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Cognate with alō, alumnus, and oleō.
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2nourishing
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2kind
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2propitious
Formaealma(feminine) · almum(neuter) · almus(masculine, nominative, singular) · alma(feminine, nominative, singular) · almum(neuter, nominative, singular) · almī(masculine, nominative, plural) · almae(feminine, nominative, plural) · alma(neuter, nominative, plural) · almī(genitive, masculine, singular) · almae(feminine, genitive, singular) · almī(genitive, neuter, singular) · almōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · almārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · almōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · almō(dative, masculine, singular) · almae(dative, feminine, singular) · almō(dative, neuter, singular) · almīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · almum(accusative, masculine, singular) · almam(accusative, feminine, singular)