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