tegumen
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈte.ɡu.men/, [ˈt̪ɛɡʊmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.ɡu.men/, [ˈt̪ɛːɡumen]
Noun[edit]
tegumen n (genitive teguminis); third declension
- Alternative form of tegimen
Usage notes[edit]
In the oblique cases the stem is usually as for tegmen though the following oblique inflections are also found.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegumen | tegumina |
| Genitive | teguminis | teguminum |
| Dative | teguminī | teguminibus |
| Accusative | tegumen | tegumina |
| Ablative | tegumine | teguminibus |
| Vocative | tegumen | tegumina |
References[edit]
- “tegumen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tegumen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tegumen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.