LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

prōtēlum

prōtēlum n (genitive prōtēlī)
Classical[proːˈteː.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[proˈtɛː.lum]

Meaning

  1. a towrope by which oxen were harnessed to the plough in a row

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōtēlumprōtēla
genitiveprōtēlīprōtēlōrum
dativeprōtēlōprōtēlīs
accusativeprōtēlumprōtēla
ablativeprōtēlōprōtēlīs
vocativeprōtēlumprōtēla

prōtēlum, i, n.
I. A row of oxen, etc., harnessed together for draught, a team: protelo trini boves unum aratrum ducent, Cato ap. Non. 363, 10; Lucil. ib. 363, 7 and 8: boum, Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 45: bina ternaque, id. 18, 18, 48, § 173; cf.: protelum, ἔξαμπρον, Gloss. Philox.—
II. Transf., a line, row, succession (ante-class. and poet.): protelo plagarum continuato, Lucr. 2, 531; 4, 190.

Origins

From earlier *prōtenslom, form the Indo-European root *ten- (“stretch, extend”).

Quick answers

What does prōtēlum mean in Latin?
prōtēlum, a noun, means “a towrope by which oxen were harnessed to the plough in a row”.
What is the genitive of prōtēlum?
The genitive singular is prōtēlī. prōtēlum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce prōtēlum?
In classical Latin, [proːˈteː.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈtɛː.lum].