talutium
Latin
Alternative forms
- talutatium
Etymology
Maybe from Celtic/Gaulish; compare Proto-Celtic *talamū (“earth”). Compare alutiae.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [taˈɫʊ.ti.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪aˈlut̪.t̪͡s̪i.um]
Noun
talutium n (genitive talutiī or talutī); second declension
- (mineralogy) The superficial indication of the presence of gold under the earth
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | talutium | talutia |
| genitive | talutiī talutī1 |
talutiōrum |
| dative | talutiō | talutiīs |
| accusative | talutium | talutia |
| ablative | talutiō | talutiīs |
| vocative | talutium | talutia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- talutium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “talutatium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press