noun · neutersecond declension
tablīnum
tablīnum n (genitive tablīnī)
Classical[taˈbliː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[taˈbliː.num]
Meaning
- study, office, archives (room in a Roman villa)
- balcony, terrace
- picture gallery
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tablīnum | tablīna |
| genitive | tablīnī | tablīnōrum |
| dative | tablīnō | tablīnīs |
| accusative | tablīnum | tablīna |
| ablative | tablīnō | tablīnīs |
| vocative | tablīnum | tablīna |
tablīnum, i, v. tabulinum.† † tablisso, āre, v. n., = ταβλίζω,
I. to play dice, acc. to Diom. pp. 417 and 421 P.
Origins
From tabula (“writing tablet, records office”).
In English words that came into English from tablīnum
- tablinumtablīnum