Tomarus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Tmarus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τόμαρος (Tómaros). A mountain with the same name exists in Berat, Albania, and other places also share a similar name, namely Tomorrica in Skrapar, Τόμαρος (Tómaros) and Illyrian *Temus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁s-o-. Altogether suggests a common Illyrian origin. Alternatively related to marr (“obtain, get”) from Proto-Albanian *mar(en)-, thus meaning "obtainer".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ma.rus/, [ˈt̪ɔmärʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ma.rus/, [ˈt̪ɔːmärus]

Proper noun

Tomarus m sg (genitive Tomarī); second declension

1. A mountain in Epirus situated near Dodona

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Tomarus
genitive	Tomarī
dative	Tomarō
accusative	Tomarum
ablative	Tomarō
vocative	Tomare

References

• Tomarus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Tomarus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly