OrigoFrom Ancient Greek Τόμις (Tómis). A folk etymology presented by Ovid in Tristia, Book III, describes the name as being derived from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”), recounting the Medea story of Greek mythology.
- ablative, dative, form-of, pluraldative/ablative plural of tomus
- declension-3, feminine, singularA town of Lower Moesia situated on the coast of Black Sea and famous as the place where Ovid was banished
Formaetomīs(canonical) · Tomis(genitive) · Tomis(nominative, singular) · Tomis(genitive, singular) · Tomī(dative, singular) · Tomem(accusative, singular) · Tome(ablative, singular) · Tomis(singular, vocative) · Tomī(locative, singular) · Tome(locative, singular) · Tomī(alternative)
Fons: Vicitionarium