telonium
Latin
Alternative forms
- telōneum (collateral)
- tolōnium (Late Latin, prescriptive)
- tolōneum (Late Latin, proscribed)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τελώνῐον (telṓnĭon, “custom house”), from τέλος (télos, “due, tax, toll”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛˈɫoː.ni.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [teˈlɔː.ni.um]
Noun
telōnium n (genitive telōniī or telōnī); second declension
- toll booth
- custom house
- tariff
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Sinae telonia mercibus Americanis imposuerunt [1], Nuntii Latini 6.4.2018:
- Sinae telonia mercibus Americanis imposuerunt.
- The Chinese have imposed tariffs on American goods.
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Sinae telonia mercibus Americanis imposuerunt [1], Nuntii Latini 6.4.2018:
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | telōnium | telōnia |
| genitive | telōniī telōnī1 |
telōniōrum |
| dative | telōniō | telōniīs |
| accusative | telōnium | telōnia |
| ablative | telōniō | telōniīs |
| vocative | telōnium | telōnia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- telōniārius/telōnārius
Descendants
References
- “telonium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “telonium”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.