LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

linteum

linteum n (genitive linteī)
Classical[ˈlɪn.te.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlin.te.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterlinen cloth
  2. broadlyneuterbedsheet
  3. neutersail
  4. neuterawning

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pannus līneus
linteum -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 16

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelinteumlintea
genitivelinteīlinteōrum
dativelinteōlinteīs
accusativelinteumlintea
ablativelinteōlinteīs
vocativelinteumlintea

lintĕum, i, n. linum,
I. a linen cloth.
I. Lit.: linteum cape atque exterge tibi manus, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 110: uncto linteo, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 42: linteum extersui, id. Curc. 4, 4, 22: merces linteis et vitro delatae, Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 40: succinctus linteo, Suet. Calig. 26: sucus linteo colatus, Plin. 25, 13, 103, § 164: sella, linteisque lorisque, Mart. 2, 57, 6: lintea componit, Juv. 3, 263.—
II. Transf.
A. Linen: Tarquinienses (polliciti sunt) lintea in vela, Liv. 28, 45.—
B. A sail: certum est dare lintea retro, Verg. A. 3, 686: non tibi sunt integra lintea, Hor. C. 1, 14, 9: Zephyri veniant in lintea pleni, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 41.—
C. A girdle: ut qui quaerere velit, nudus quaerat, linteo cinctus, lancem habens, Gai. Inst. 3, § 192; cf. also licium.—
D. A curtain, used as a sign: inscripta lintea, Juv. 8, 168.—
E. Stuff, cloth, other than linen, Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38 sq.

Origins

From linteus.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanllenç
  • Catalanllença
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueselençofrom Old Galician-Portuguese lenço
  • Spanishlienzofrom Old Spanish lienço
  • Asturianllenzu
  • Galicianlenzofrom Old Galician-Portuguese lenço
Italo-Romance
  • Italianlenzo
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianlenza
  • Venetanlenza
Borrowings
  • Copticⲗⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛfrom Ancient Greek λέντιον
  • Old Armenianղենտիfrom Ancient Greek λέντιον
  • Old Armenianղենջակfrom Ancient Greek λέντιον

In English words that came into English from linteum

  • lintlinteum

Quick answers

What does linteum mean in Latin?
linteum, a noun, means “linen cloth; bedsheet; sail”.
What is the genitive of linteum?
The genitive singular is linteī. linteum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce linteum?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪn.te.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlin.te.um].