noun · neutersecond declension
meditullium
meditullium n (genitive meditulliī or meditullī)
Classical[mɛ.dɪˈtʊl.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[me.diˈtul.li.um]
Meaning
- neuterthe part of a land or country which is isolated from the sea; inland, interior
- neuterthe middle or center of something
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | meditullium | meditullia |
| genitive | meditulliī meditullī | meditulliōrum |
| dative | meditulliō | meditulliīs |
| accusative | meditullium | meditullia |
| ablative | meditulliō | meditulliīs |
| vocative | meditullium | meditullia |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
mĕdĭtullĭum, ii, n. medius and tollus, old form of tellus, q. v.,
I. the middle (ante- and post-class.): in finitimo, legitimo, aeditimo non plus inesse timum, quam in meditullio, tullium, Serv. ap. Cic. Top. 8, 36:
in ipso meditullio scenae, App. M. 10, p. 254, 30: medio luci meditullio, id. ib. 5, p. 159: indifferentia ... nec bona nec mala sed velut in meditullio posita, Sen. ap. Hier. adv. Jovin. 1, p. 191 (Fragm. 45 Haas); Hier. Gal. 5, 19 sqq.; Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 1, 32: virtutes in meditullio quodam virtutum sunt sitae, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 15.Origins
From medius (“middle”) + *tullium, from a hypothetical Old Latin *tolliom related to tellūs, but the details are unclear. More at tellus.