tettigonium
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεττιγονίον (tettigoníon).
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛt.tiːˈɡɔ.ni.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪et̪.t̪iˈɡɔː.ni.um]
Noun
tettīgonium n (genitive tettīgoniī or tettīgonī); second declension
- a type of cicada
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tettīgonium | tettīgonia |
| genitive | tettīgoniī tettīgonī1 |
tettīgoniōrum |
| dative | tettīgoniō | tettīgoniīs |
| accusative | tettīgonium | tettīgonia |
| ablative | tettīgoniō | tettīgoniīs |
| vocative | tettīgonium | tettīgonia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- Translingual: Tettigonia (bush crickets)