tectum
See also: tecum
English
Etymology
From Latin tēctum (“roof”), from tegō (“I cover”), cognate with Ancient Greek τέγος (tégos, “roof; any covered room of a house”). Doublet of tect.
Pronunciation
Noun
tectum (plural tecta)
- (neuroanatomy) The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
- The interconnected outer surface of a spore.
Derived terms
See also
References
- Bear et al. Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain Co. 2001, Lippincot Williams and Wilkins
- “tectum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Latin
Etymology
From tegō (“I cover”), cognate with Ancient Greek τέγος (tégos, “roof; any covered room of a house”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈteːk.tum/, [ˈt̪eːkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtek.tum/, [ˈt̪ɛkt̪um]
Noun
tēctum n (genitive tēctī); second declension
- roof, ceiling
- canopy
- refuge, shelter
- Synonyms: asȳlum, refugium, receptāculum
- figuratively house, dwelling, abode
- Synonyms: domus, domicilium, habitātiō
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tēctum | tēcta |
Genitive | tēctī | tēctōrum |
Dative | tēctō | tēctīs |
Accusative | tēctum | tēcta |
Ablative | tēctō | tēctīs |
Vocative | tēctum | tēcta |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “tectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tactum in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti.
- tectum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to enter the house: tectum subire
- to enter the house: tectum subire
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