tegumentum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tegere (“to cover, clothe”) +‎ -mentum (derivational suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /te.ɡuˈmen.tum/, [t̪ɛɡʊˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.ɡuˈmen.tum/, [t̪eɡuˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

tegumentum n (genitive tegumentī); second declension

  1. cover, covering
  2. clothing
  3. armour
  4. shell or husk (of an animal, fruit etc.)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tegumentum tegumenta
Genitive tegumentī tegumentōrum
Dative tegumentō tegumentīs
Accusative tegumentum tegumenta
Ablative tegumentō tegumentīs
Vocative tegumentum tegumenta

Descendants
  • → English: tegument
  • → Esperanto: tegmento
  • → French: tégument
  • → Ido: tegumento
  • → Italian: tegumento
  • → Spanish: tegumento

References
  • “tegumentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tegumentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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