telegraphum

Latin

Etymology

Calque of French télégraphe, ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /teːˈle.ɡra.pʰum/, [t̪eːˈɫ̪ɛɡräpʰʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈle.ɡra.fum/, [t̪eˈlɛːɡräfum]
• (Traditional English) IPA^(key): /tɪˈlɛɡrəfəm/

Noun

tēlegraphum n (genitive tēlegraphī); second declension

1. (Contemporary Latin) telegraph
   • 1906, Acta Sanctae Sedis, Vol. XXXIX‎^[1], Vatican, page 379:

     De matrimonio per procuratorem, nuncium, interpretem, litteras, telegraphum et telephonium.

     On marriage via agent, messenger, interpreter, letters, telegraph and telephone.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	tēlegraphum	tēlegrapha
genitive	tēlegraphī	tēlegraphōrum
dative	tēlegraphō	tēlegraphīs
accusative	tēlegraphum	tēlegrapha
ablative	tēlegraphō	tēlegraphīs
vocative	tēlegraphum	tēlegrapha