teloneum
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τελωνεῖον (telōneîon, “custom house”), from τέλος (télos, “due, tax, toll”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /te.loːˈneː.um/, [t̪ɛɫ̪oːˈneːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.loˈne.um/, [t̪eloˈnɛːum]
Noun
edittelōnēum n (genitive telōnēī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | telōnēum | telōnēa |
genitive | telōnēī | telōnēōrum |
dative | telōnēō | telōnēīs |
accusative | telōnēum | telōnēa |
ablative | telōnēō | telōnēīs |
vocative | telōnēum | telōnēa |
Descendants
edit- French: tonlieu
References
edit- teloneum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “telōnēum” on page 2107/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)