tettigonium

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεττιγονίον (tettigoníon).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tet.tiːˈɡo.ni.um/,

Noun

tettīgonium n (genitive tettīgoniī or tettīgonī); second declension

  1. a type of cicada

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative tettīgonium tettīgonia
genitive tettīgoniī
tettīgonī1 		tettīgoniōrum
dative tettīgoniō tettīgoniīs
accusative tettīgonium tettīgonia
ablative tettīgoniō tettīgoniīs
vocative tettīgonium tettīgonia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • Translingual: Tettigonia (bush crickets)

See also

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