Pomona

See also: pomona

English

Pomona, by Nicolas Fouché, ca. 1700

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pōmōna.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pəˈmoʊnə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊnə

Proper noun

Pomona

1. A goddess of fruitful abundance in Ancient Roman religion and myth
2. (colloquial) Pomona College
3. A number of places in various countries:
   1. A place in the United States:
      1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
      2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jackson County, Illinois.
      3. A minor city and township in Franklin County, Kansas.
      4. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
      5. A census-designated place in Howell County, Missouri.
      6. A census-designated place in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
      7. A village in the town of Ramapo and town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York.
      8. An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington.
   2. A Mayan archaeological site in the state of Tabasco, Mexico.
   3. A village in Avellaneda department, Río Negro province, Argentina.
   4. A ghost town in southern Namibia.
   5. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
   6. A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia.
   7. A town in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
   8. The Mainland, Orkney.
4. (astronomy) 32 Pomona, a main belt asteroid

Synonyms

• (astronomy): 32 Pomona, ㉜

Translations

Roman goddess

• Italian: Pomona f
• Latin: Pōmōna f
• Spanish: Pomona f

asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 果神星 (Guǒshénxīng)

• Marathi: पोमोना (pomonā)

Further reading

• Pomona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pomona College on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 32 Pomona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Pomoan, Poonam, poonam

Latin

Pōmōna ingreditur

Etymology

By surface analysis, pōmum (“fruit”) +‎ -ōna. The term is superficially similar to Umbrian 𐌐𐌖𐌄𐌌𐌖𐌍𐌖𐌄 (puemunue) and Marsian poimunien, which could hint at a derivation from Proto-Italic *Powemōno/ā-, though alternative etymologies for the Sabellic forms have been proposed.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [poːˈmoː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [poˈmɔː.na]

Proper noun

Pōmōna f (genitive Pōmōnae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) (a goddess of fruitful abundance)
2. (metonymic) fruits

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Pōmōna	Pōmōnae
genitive	Pōmōnae	Pōmōnārum
dative	Pōmōnae	Pōmōnīs
accusative	Pōmōnam	Pōmōnās
ablative	Pōmōnā	Pōmōnīs
vocative	Pōmōna	Pōmōnae

Descendants

• → English: Pomona
• Italian: Pomona
• Spanish: Pomona

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Pōmōna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈmona/ [poˈmo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: Po‧mo‧na

Proper noun

Pomona f

1. (Roman mythology) Pomona (a goddess of fruitful abundance)
2. Pomona (a Maya archaeological site in the state of Tabasco, Mexico)
3. Pomona (a village in Avellaneda department, Río Negro province, Argentina)
4. Pomona (a city in Los Angeles County, California)