telegraphum

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from French télégraphe. From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Noun

tēlegraphum n (genitive tēlegraphī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) telegraph
    • 1906, Acta Sanctae Sedis, Vol. XXXIX [1], Vatican (page 379):
      De matrimonio per procuratorem, nuncium, interpretem, litteras, telegraphum et telephonium.
      On marriage via agent, messenger, interpreter, letters, telegraph and telephone.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tēlegraphum tēlegrapha
Genitive tēlegraphī tēlegraphōrum
Dative tēlegraphō tēlegraphīs
Accusative tēlegraphum tēlegrapha
Ablative tēlegraphō tēlegraphīs
Vocative tēlegraphum tēlegrapha
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