terebellum

French

Noun

terebellum m (plural terebellums)

1. Alternative spelling of térébellum

Further reading

• “terebellum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Etymology

From terebrum (“borer”, alternative form of terebra) +‎ -lum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /te.reˈbel.lum/, [t̪ɛrɛˈbɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.reˈbel.lum/, [t̪ereˈbɛlːum]

Noun

terebellum n (genitive terebellī); second declension

1. borer
2. auger
3. tendril
4. gimlet
5. tailspin

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	terebellum	terebella
Genitive	terebellī	terebellōrum
Dative	terebellō	terebellīs
Accusative	terebellum	terebella
Ablative	terebellō	terebellīs
Vocative	terebellum	terebella

Synonyms

• terebra

References

• Jean Boudot (the Elder.), Dictionarium universale Latino-Gallicum ex omnibus Latinitatis autoribus summe diligentia collectum: cum variis multarum, quæ vulgo synonymæ videntur, Latinarum vocum differentiis ... Decima-octava editio, 1804, p. 1021. Online.