tegulum

tegulum

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der.
Proto-Italic *tegō
Latin tegō
Latin -ulum
Latin tegulum

    From tegō + -ulum. Compare and contrast Latin tēgula (“tile”), which appears to be an older formation.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    tegulum n (genitive tegulī); second declension

    1. covering, roof, thatch

    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
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