tepalum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈteː.pa.lum/, [ˈt̪eːpäɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.pa.lum/, [ˈt̪ɛːpälum]
Noun edit
tēpalum n (genitive tēpalī); second declension
Declension edit
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 |