LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

tegumentum

tegumentum n (genitive tegumentī)
Classical[tɛ.ɡʊˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[te.ɡuˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutercover, covering
    Temporis tanta fuit exiguitas hostiumque tam paratus ad dimicandum animus ut non modo ad insignia accommodanda sed etiam ad galeas induendas scutisque tegimenta detrahenda tempus defuerit.Such was the shortness of the time, and so determined was the mind of the enemy on fighting, that time was wanting not only for affixing the military insignia, but even for putting on the helmets and drawing off the covers from the shields.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 2.21
  2. neuterclothing
  3. neuterarmour
  4. neutershell or husk (of an animal, fruit etc.)

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetegumentumtegumenta
tegimenta, tegmenta
genitivetegumentī
tegimentī, tegmentī		tegumentōrum
tegimentōrum, tegmentōrum
dativetegumentō
tegimentō, tegmentō		tegumentīs
tegimentīs, tegmentīs
accusativetegumentumtegumenta
tegimenta, tegmenta
ablativetegumentō
tegimentō, tegmentō		tegumentīs
tegimentīs, tegmentīs
vocativetegumentumtegumenta
tegimenta, tegmenta

tĕgŭmentum (collat. forms tĕgĭ-mentum and tegmentum), i, n. tego,
I. a covering, cover.
I. Lit. (class.; cf. tegmen): tegumenta corporum vel texta vel suta, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150; so, tegumentum, id. Fin. 5, 11, 32; Liv. 1, 43, 2; 9, 19, 7; 9, 40, 3; 22, 1, 3; Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 8, 2; id. Ep. 90, 17; Suet. Calig. 55 fin.: scutisque tegimenta detrudere, Caes. B. G. 2, 21; so, tegimenta, id. B. C. 2, 9; 3, 44; 3, 62; 3, 63: palpebrae quae sunt tegmenta oculorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: tegumenta, armor, Vulg. 1 Macc. 4, 6. — *
II. Trop.: istaec mihi ego semper habui aetati tegumentum meae, Ne, etc., a defence, protection, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 32 dub. (Ritschl and Fleck. integumentum).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegere Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin tegumentum From tegere (“to cover, clothe”) + -mentum (derivational suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishtegument
  • Frenchtégument
  • Italiantegumento
  • Spanishtegumento
  • Esperantotegmento
  • Idotegumento

In English words that came into English from tegumentum

  • tegumenttegumentum
  • tegmentumtegmentum

Quick answers

What does tegumentum mean in Latin?
tegumentum, a noun, means “cover, covering; clothing; armour”.
What is the genitive of tegumentum?
The genitive singular is tegumentī. tegumentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tegumentum?
In classical Latin, [tɛ.ɡʊˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [te.ɡuˈmɛn.tum].