tumulamen
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From tumulō (“I cover with a burial mound; entomb”) + -men (noun-forming suffix), from tumulus, from tumeō (“I swell”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tu.muˈlaː.men/, [t̪ʊmʊˈɫ̪äːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tu.muˈla.men/, [t̪umuˈläːmen]
Noun edit
tumulāmen n (genitive tumulāminis); third declension
- A sepulchral mound, tumulus.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tumulāmen | tumulāmina |
| Genitive | tumulāminis | tumulāminum |
| Dative | tumulāminī | tumulāminibus |
| Accusative | tumulāmen | tumulāmina |
| Ablative | tumulāmine | tumulāminibus |
| Vocative | tumulāmen | tumulāmina |
Synonyms edit
- (tumulus): tumulus
Related terms edit
References edit
- “tumulamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tumulamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.