tutamen
Latin
Etymology
From tūtor (“watch, guard, defend”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tuːˈtaː.men/, [tuːˈtaː.mẽ]
Noun
tūtāmen n (genitive tūtāminis); third declension
- A means of protection; protection, defence or defense.
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tūtāmen | tūtāmina |
| genitive | tūtāminis | tūtāminum |
| dative | tūtāminī | tūtāminibus |
| accusative | tūtāmen | tūtāmina |
| ablative | tūtāmine | tūtāminibus |
| vocative | tūtāmen | tūtāmina |
Synonyms
- (protection): mūnīmentum, praesidium, tuitiō, tūtāculum, tūtāmentum
Related terms
References
- tutamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tutamen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tutamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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