tegulum

Latin

Etymology

From tegō + -ulum. Compare and contrast Latin tēgula (tile), which appears to be an older formation.

Pronunciation

Noun

tegulum n (genitive tegulī); second declension

  1. covering, roof, thatch

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tegulum tegula
Genitive tegulī tegulōrum
Dative tegulō tegulīs
Accusative tegulum tegula
Ablative tegulō tegulīs
Vocative tegulum tegula

Derived terms

References

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