proper nounfirst declension
Tēla Tōtīus Terrae
Tēla Tōtīus Terrae f sg (genitive Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae)
Classical[ˈteː.ɫa toːˈtiː.ʊs ˈtɛr.rae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.la toˈt͡siː.us ˈtɛr.re]
Meaning
- New LatinWorld Wide Web.
From www.grexlat.com Latinitas in Tela Totius Terrae. Latin on the World Wide Web.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tēla Tōtīus Terrae | — |
| genitive | Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae | — |
| dative | Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae | — |
| accusative | Tēlam Tōtīus Terrae | — |
| ablative | Tēlā Tōtīus Terrae | — |
| vocative | Tēla Tōtīus Terrae | — |
Origins
A modern neologism and calque of World Wide Web. World is translated as terra; wide, in the sense of the whole world, as tōtus; web as tēla. The triple alliteration is kept, but in "T" not "W".