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proper noun · femininesecond declension

Tēlos

Tēlos f sg (genitive Tēlī)
Classical[ˈteː.ɫɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.los]

Meaning

  1. A small island situated between Rhodes and Nisyrus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTēlos—
genitiveTēlī—
dativeTēlō—
accusativeTēlon—
ablativeTēlō—
vocativeTēle—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῆλος (Têlos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesTelosTelos (τέλος), a tax. In enumerating here the taxes of Athens (about which city we know most) we may take the opportunity to mention all the chief sou…GeographyTelosTelos (Τῆλος: Eth. Τήλιος: Dilos or Piscopia), a small rocky island in the Carpathian sea, between Rhodus and Nisyrus, from the latter of which its di…

Quick answers

What does Tēlos mean in Latin?
Tēlos, a proper noun, means “A small island situated between Rhodes and Nisyrus”.
What is the genitive of Tēlos?
The genitive singular is Tēlī. Tēlos is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tēlos?
In classical Latin, [ˈteː.ɫɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.los].