telegraphum
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from French télégraphe. From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).
Noun
tēlegraphum n (genitive tēlegraphī); second declension
- (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.
- De matrimonio per procuratorem, nuncium, interpretem, litteras, telegraphum et telephonium.
- 1906, Acta Sanctae Sedis, Vol. XXXIX [1], Vatican (page 379):
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 |