teloneum
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τελωνεῖον (telōneîon, “custom house”), from τέλος (télos, “due, tax, toll”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /te.loːˈneː.um/, [t̪ɛɫ̪oːˈneːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.loˈne.um/, [t̪eloˈnɛːum]
Noun
edittelōnēum n (genitive telōnēī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | telōnēum | telōnēa |
Genitive | telōnēī | telōnēōrum |
Dative | telōnēō | telōnēīs |
Accusative | telōnēum | telōnēa |
Ablative | telōnēō | telōnēīs |
Vocative | telōnēum | telōnēa |
Descendants
edit- French: tonlieu
References
edit- teloneum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “telōnēum” on page 2107/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)