teloneum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τελωνεῖον (telōneîon, custom house), from τέλος (télos, due, tax, toll).

Pronunciation

Noun

telōnēum n (genitive telōnēī); second declension

  1. toll booth
  2. custom house

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative telōnēum telōnēa
Genitive telōnēī telōnēōrum
Dative telōnēō telōnēīs
Accusative telōnēum telōnēa
Ablative telōnēō telōnēīs
Vocative telōnēum telōnēa

Descendants

  • French: tonlieu

References

  • teloneum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • telōnēum” on page 2107/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)