talutium
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Maybe from Celtic/Gaulish; compare Proto-Celtic *talamū (“earth”). Compare alutiae.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /taˈlu.ti.um/, [t̪äˈɫ̪ʊt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /taˈlut.t͡si.um/, [t̪äˈlut̪ː͡s̪ium]
Noun edit
talutium n (genitive talutiī or talutī); second declension
- (mineralogy) The superficial indication of the presence of gold under the earth
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | talutium | talutia |
| Genitive | talutiī talutī1 |
talutiōrum |
| Dative | talutiō | talutiīs |
| Accusative | talutium | talutia |
| Ablative | talutiō | talutiīs |
| Vocative | talutium | talutia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- talutium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “talutatium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press