OriginVariant form of chēma, from Ancient Greek χήμη (khḗmē).
- declension-1bivalve, shellfish, clam; cockle
- declension-3, neuterlynx
“Libro VIII. continentur: [...] (xxvi-xxx) De camelis; genera eorum. de camelopardali; quando primimi Romae visa. de chamate. de cephis, de rhinocerote. de lynce et sphingibus. de crocottis. de cercopi”
Formschāma(canonical, feminine) · chāmae(genitive) · chāma(nominative, singular) · chāmae(nominative, plural) · chāmae(genitive, singular) · chāmārum(genitive, plural) · chāmae(dative, singular) · chāmīs(dative, plural) · chāmam(accusative, singular) · chāmās(accusative, plural) · chāmā(ablative, singular) · chāmīs(ablative, plural) · chāma(singular, vocative) · chāmae(plural, vocative) · chamatis(genitive) · chama(nominative, singular) · chamata(nominative, plural) · chamatis(genitive, singular) · chamatum(genitive, plural) · chamatī(dative, singular)
Source: Wiktionary