LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

telōnium

telōnium n (genitive telōniī or telōnī)
Classical[tɛˈɫoː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[teˈlɔː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. toll booth
  2. custom house
  3. tariff
    2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Sinae telonia mercibus Americanis imposuerunt https://areena.yle.fi/1-4366184, Nuntii Latini 6.4.2018The Chinese have imposed tariffs on American goods.

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetelōniumtelōnia
genitivetelōniī
telōnī		telōniōrum
dativetelōniōtelōniīs
accusativetelōniumtelōnia
ablativetelōniōtelōniīs
vocativetelōniumtelōnia

tĕlōnĭum (-nĕum), ii, n., = τελώνιον,
I. a toll-booth, custom-house, Tert. Idol. 12; id. Bapt. 12; Vulg. Luc. 5, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷélos
  3. Ancient Greek τέλος(télos)
  4. Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι(ōnéomai)
  5. Ancient Greek τελώνης(telṓnēs)
  6. Latintelōnium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek τελώνῐον (telṓnĭon)der. Latin telonium Derived from Ancient Greek τελώνῐον (telṓnĭon), from τελώνης (telṓnēs) + -ιον (-ion).

Descendants
  • Englishthelony
  • Frenchtonlieu

Quick answers

What does telōnium mean in Latin?
telōnium, a noun, means “toll booth; custom house; tariff”.
What is the genitive of telōnium?
The genitive singular is telōniī. telōnium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce telōnium?
In classical Latin, [tɛˈɫoː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈlɔː.ni.um].
Where does telōnium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- → Proto-Hellenic *kʷélos → Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) → Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai) → Ancient Greek τελώνης (telṓnēs) → Latin telōnium.