tettigonium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεττιγονίον (tettigoníon).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tet.tiːˈɡo.ni.um/, [t̪ɛt̪ːiːˈɡɔniʊ̃ˑ]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tet.tiˈɡo.ni.um/, [t̪et̪ːiˈɡɔːnium]

Noun

tettīgonium n (genitive tettīgoniī or tettīgonī); second declension

1. a type of cicada

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tettīgonium	tettīgonia
Genitive	tettīgoniī tettīgonī1	tettīgoniōrum
Dative	tettīgoniō	tettīgoniīs
Accusative	tettīgonium	tettīgonia
Ablative	tettīgoniō	tettīgoniīs
Vocative	tettīgonium	tettīgonia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Related terms

• cicada
• acheta