Pomona

See also: pomona

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pōmōna.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈmoʊnə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • 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

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Latin

Etymology

From pōmum (fruit) +‎ -ōna.

Pronunciation

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)