tumolus

Latin

INHOCTVMOLO RE
QVIESCITBONAE
MEMORIAEMELLITA
[Q]VAEVIXITANNIS
LIIII OBIIT[I]NPACE
XV [K]ALE[NDAS] IANVAR
INDIC[TIO]NE III

Etymology

• Attested in the 6th century in Matisco, Regnum Burgundionum (now Mâcon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.mo.lus/, [ˈt̪ʊmɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.mo.lus/, [ˈt̪uːmolus]

Noun

tumolus m (genitive tumolī); second declension

1. Alternative form of tumulus

Descendants

• Italian: tumolo