tumulamen
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom tumulō (“I cover with a burial mound; entomb”) + -men (noun-forming suffix), from tumulus, from tumeō (“I swell”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tu.muˈlaː.men/, [t̪ʊmʊˈɫ̪äːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tu.muˈla.men/, [t̪umuˈläːmen]
Noun
edittumulāmen n (genitive tumulāminis); third declension
- A sepulchral mound, tumulus.
Declension
editThird-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
editReferences
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.