tegulum
Latin
Etymology
From tegō + -ulum. Compare and contrast Latin tēgula (“tile”), which appears to be an older formation.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ.ɡʊ.ɫũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɛː.ɡu.lum]
Noun
tegulum n (genitive tegulī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tegulum | tegula |
| genitive | tegulī | tegulōrum |
| dative | tegulō | tegulīs |
| accusative | tegulum | tegula |
| ablative | tegulō | tegulīs |
| vocative | tegulum | tegula |
Derived terms
References
- “tegulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers