[ˈdɔ.mʊs], [ˈdɔː.mus]
OriginFor Proto-Italic *domos, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (“house, home”), from root *dem- (“to build”). Cognates include Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos), Albanian dhomë (“a chamber, a room”), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬨- (dam-) Sanskrit दम (dáma), Proto-Slavic *domъ and further to English timber. At least indirectly cognate to Latin dominus.
The feminine gender is probably due to the original root noun; attempts to transfer it to the 4th declension are due to 2nd declension feminines being unusual outside of tree names. Some manuscripts of Plautus show forms in dem-; De Vaan (2008) doubts their authenticity.
- declension-2, declension-4, irregularhouse, home (the building where a person lives)
“Deō domuīque” — For God and for home (motto of Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne)
“Stet fortūna domūs” — Let the good fortune of the house stand (motto of Harrow School, England)
“nox erat et tōta lūmina nūlla domō” — It was night, and [there were] no lights in the whole house.
- declension-2, declension-4, irregulara townhouse
- declension-2, declension-4, irregularany dwelling-place or abode (of people or animals)
- declension-2, declension-4, irregularthe place of one's birth or residence, native country, town
- also, declension-2, declension-4, irregularthe place of one's birth or residence, native country, town
- declension-2, declension-4, irregulara group of disciples, school; an intellectual movement
- declension-2, declension-4, irregularhouse, dynasty
- declension-2, declension-4, idiomatic, irregularone's own possessions or resources
“domum trahere” — to drag into one's pocket
“Domī versūra fit.” — One is one's own creditor. (proverb)
“domō afferre” — to conceive on one's own
- declension-2, declension-4, idiomatic, irregularpeace
“bellī domīque; bellō domīque; vel bellī vel domī; domī bellōque; domī mīlitiaeque” — in war and peace
“ut non quietior populus domi esset quam militiae” — so that the people should not become lazier in the time of peace than that of war
Formsdomus(canonical, feminine) · variously declined(canonical) · domūs(genitive) · domī(genitive) · domus(nominative, singular) · domūs(nominative, plural) · domūs(genitive, singular) · domī(genitive, singular) · domuum(genitive, plural) · domōrum(genitive, plural) · domuī(dative, singular) · domō(dative, singular) · domū(dative, singular) · domibus(dative, plural) · domum(accusative, singular) · domūs(accusative, plural) · domōs(accusative, plural) · domū(ablative, singular) · domō(ablative, singular) · domibus(ablative, plural)