Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tēlegraphum tēlegrapha
Genitive tēlegraphī tēlegraphōrum
Dative tēlegraphō tēlegraphīs
Accusative tēlegraphum tēlegrapha
Ablative tēlegraphō tēlegraphīs
Vocative tēlegraphum tēlegrapha