tegulum

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ɡu.lum/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ɡu.lum/,

Noun

tegulum n (genitive tegulī); second declension

covering, roof, thatch

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tegulum	tegula
Genitive	tegulī	tegulōrum
Dative	tegulō	tegulīs
Accusative	tegulum	tegula
Ablative	tegulō	tegulīs
Vocative	tegulum	tegula

Derived terms

tegillum

References

“tegulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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