Pomona

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English[edit]

Pomona, by Nicolas Fouché, ca. 1700

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Pōmōna.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

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 town in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
  4. (astronomy) 32 Pomona, a main belt asteroid

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Latin[edit]

Pōmōna ingreditur

Etymology[edit]

From pōmum (“fruit”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Pōmōna f (genitive Pōmōnae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) the goddess of fruitful abundance.
  2. (metonymically) fruits

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Pōmōna Pōmōnae
Genitive Pōmōnae Pōmōnārum
Dative Pōmōnae Pōmōnīs
Accusative Pōmōnam Pōmōnās
Ablative Pōmōnā Pōmōnīs
Vocative Pōmōna Pōmōnae
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