tettigonium
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek τεττιγονίον (tettigoníon).
Pronunciation
edit(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tet.tiːˈɡo.ni.um/, [t̪ɛt̪ːiːˈɡɔniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tet.tiˈɡo.ni.um/, [t̪et̪ːiˈɡɔːnium]
Noun
edittettīgonium n (genitive tettīgoniī or tettīgonī); second declension
- a type of cicada
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tettīgonium | tettīgonia |
Genitive | tettīgoniī tettīgonī1 |
tettīgoniōrum |
Dative | tettīgoniō | tettīgoniīs |
Accusative | tettīgonium | tettīgonia |
Ablative | tettīgoniō | tettīgoniīs |
Vocative | tettīgonium | tettīgonia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
edit- Translingual: Tettigonia (bush crickets)