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) IPA^(key): /ˈteː.pa.lum/, [ˈt̪eːpäɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.pa.lum/, [ˈt̪ɛːpälum]

Noun

tēpalum n (genitive tēpalī); second declension

(New Latin, botany) tepal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tēpalum	tēpala
Genitive	tēpalī	tēpalōrum
Dative	tēpalō	tēpalīs
Accusative	tēpalum	tēpala
Ablative	tēpalō	tēpalīs
Vocative	tēpalum	tēpala

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