tepalum

Latin

Etymology

Modern Latin; coined by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, in 1827, by analogy with the terms petalum (“petal”) and sepalum (“sepal”), by transposition or metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈteː.pa.lum/, [ˈt̪eːpäɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.pa.lum/, [ˈt̪ɛːpälum]

Noun

tēpalum n (genitive tēpalī); second declension

1. (New Latin, botany) tepal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	tēpalum	tēpala
genitive	tēpalī	tēpalōrum
dative	tēpalō	tēpalīs
accusative	tēpalum	tēpala
ablative	tēpalō	tēpalīs
vocative	tēpalum	tēpala