tettigonium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεττιγονίον (tettigoníon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /tet.tiːˈɡo.ni.um/, [t̪ɛt̪ːiːˈɡɔniʊ̃ˑ]

  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tet.tiˈɡo.ni.um/, [t̪et̪ːiˈɡɔːnium]

Noun

tettīgonium n (genitive tettīgoniī or tettīgonī); second declension

  1. a type of cicada

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case 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)

See also
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