telonium
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek τελώνῐον (telṓnion, “custom house”), from τέλος (télos, “due, tax, toll”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈloː.ni.um/, [t̪ɛˈɫ̪oːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈlo.ni.um/, [t̪eˈlɔːnium]
Noun[edit]
telōnium n (genitive telōniī or telōnī); second declension
- toll booth
- custom house
- tariff
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Sinae telonia mercibus Americanis imposuerunt [1], Nuntii Latini 6.4.2018:
- Sinae telonia mercibus Americanis imposuerunt.
- The Chinese have imposed tariffs on American goods.
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Sinae telonia mercibus Americanis imposuerunt [1], Nuntii Latini 6.4.2018:
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | telōnium | telōnia |
| Genitive | telōniī telōnī1 |
telōniōrum |
| Dative | telōniō | telōniīs |
| Accusative | telōnium | telōnia |
| Ablative | telōniō | telōniīs |
| Vocative | telōnium | telōnia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “telonium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- telonium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.