noun · femininethird declension
teges
teges f (genitive tegetis)
Meaning
- femininea mat or covering
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | teges | tegetēs |
| genitive | tegetis | tegetum |
| dative | tegetī | tegetibus |
| accusative | tegetem | tegetēs |
| ablative | tegete | tegetibus |
| vocative | teges | tegetēs |
tĕgĕs, ĕtis, f. tego,
I. a covering, mat:
quae fiunt de cannabi, lino, junco, palmā, scirpo, ut funes, restes, tegetes, Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 1; so Col. 5, 5, 15; 12, 52, 8; Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 112; Mart. 11, 32, 2; 11, 56, 5; Juv. 6, 117; 7, 221 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
teges etis, f
TEG-, a covering, rush-mat, bedrug : tegetem praeferre cubili, Iu.—Sing collect. : hiberna, Iu.
Origins
From tegō (“to cover”) with a suffix -t- that can also be found in hebes and -es.