tegumen
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) 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).
| 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.