LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

tēctum

tēctum n (genitive tēctī)
Classical[ˈteːk.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛk.tum]
№ 386 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. roof, ceiling
  2. canopy
  3. refuge, shelter
  4. figurativelyhouse, dwelling, abode

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

summa pars domūs, quae pluviam et sōlem prohibet; tegulīs tegitur. Saepe ``tēcta'' tōtam domum significat.
tēctum -ī n — in Mille Verba, Domus et Familia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetēctumtēcta
genitivetēctītēctōrum
dativetēctōtēctīs
accusativetēctumtēcta
ablativetēctōtēctīs
vocativetēctumtēcta

tectum, i, n. tego.
I. Lit., a covering.
A. A roof: quojus (villae) Deturbavit ventus tectum ac tegulas, Plaut. Rud. prol. 78: de tecto deturbavit tegulas, id. ib. 1, 1, 5. tecta domorum, Lucr. 2, 191; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4, § 14: firma tecta in domiciliis habere, id. Brut. 73, 257; cf.: disturbata porticus Catuli, quae ad tectum paene pervenerat, id. Att. 4, 3, 2: hic se praecipitem tecto dedit, Hor. S. 1, 2, 41: culmina tecti, Verg. A. 2, 695: tecti a culmine, Ov. M. 12, 480.—
B. A ceiling (usu. plain; opp. lacunar, a fretted ceiling): tectis caelatis, laqueatis, ceilings, rooms, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85; 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 121 Vahl.); cf.: qui marmoreis tectis ebore et auro fulgentibus abundant, Cic. Par. 1, 3, 13; so, aurata, id. ib. 6, 3, 49: laqueata, Hor. C. 2, 16, 12: cubilia tectaque, canopies, id. Epod. 12, 12. —
II. Transf., a roofed building for dwelling in, a roof, house, dwelling, abode; a cover, shelter, quarters, etc. (freq. and class.; cf.: prosa, ut mucronem pro gladio, et tectum pro domo recipiet, etc., Quint. 8, 6, 20; syn.: domus, aedes, habitatio): recipe me in tectum, Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 16; cf.: exercitus tectis ac sedibus suis recipere, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 90: ne tecto recipiatur ... qui non, etc., Caes. B. G. 7, 66; Nep. Att. 13, 2: exercitatissimi in armis, qui inter annos XIV. tectum non subissent, Caes. B. G. 1, 36: milites in tecta Gallorum contegit, Auct. B. G. 8, 5: vos, Quirites, in vestra tecta discedite, Cic. Cat. 3, 12, 29: tectis, juvenes, succedite nostris, Verg. A. 1, 627: ejusmodi conjunctionem tectorum oppidum vel urbem appellaverunt, Cic. Rep. 1, 26, 41; id. Att. 5, 16, 3: tum erat ager incultus sine tecto: nunc est cultissimus cum optimā villā, id. Rosc. Com. 12, 33: si vacuum tepido cepisset villula tecto, Hor. S. 2, 3, 10: pars densa ferarum Tecta rapit silvas, Verg. A. 6, 8: columba plausum Dat tecto ingentem, id. ib. 5, 216: solidis Clauditur in tectis, i. e. in prison, Ov. M. 3, 697: sed quercus tecta cibumque dabat, id. A. A. 2, 622: dolos tecti ambagesque resolvit, i. e. of the Labyrinth, Verg. A. 6, 29: sub tecta Sibyllae, id. ib. 6, 211.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin tēctum From tegō (“to cover”), cognate with Ancient Greek τέγος (tégos, “roof; covered room”). If cognacy with Umbrian tettome (acc. sg. with postposition) is accepted, one can reconstruct Proto-Italic *tektom.

Descendants
  • Englishtect
  • Englishtectum
  • Frenchtoit
  • Italiantetto
  • Occitantech
  • Portugueseteto
  • Spanishtecho
  • Aragoneseteito
  • Asturiantechu
  • Asturianteitu

Quick answers

What does tēctum mean in Latin?
tēctum, a noun, means “roof, ceiling; canopy; refuge, shelter”.
What is the genitive of tēctum?
The genitive singular is tēctī. tēctum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tēctum?
In classical Latin, [ˈteːk.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛk.tum].