talutium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • talutatium

Etymology

Maybe from Celtic/Gaulish; compare Proto-Celtic *talamū (earth). Compare alutiae.

Pronunciation

Noun

talutium n (genitive talutiī or talutī); second declension

  1. (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