tegillum

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of tegulum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /teˈɡil.lum/, [t̪ɛˈɡɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈd͡ʒil.lum/, [t̪eˈd͡ʒilːum]

Noun

tegillum n (genitive tegillī); second declension

1. small covering, hood, cowl

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	tegillum	tegilla
genitive	tegillī	tegillōrum
dative	tegillō	tegillīs
accusative	tegillum	tegilla
ablative	tegillō	tegillīs
vocative	tegillum	tegilla

References

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