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noun · neutersecond declension

tentipellium

tentipellium n (genitive tentipelliī or tentipellī)
Classical[tɛn.tɪˈpɛl.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ten.tiˈpɛl.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterthat which stretches out a skin or hide: a hidestretcher, leather-stretcher

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetentipelliumtentipellia
genitivetentipelliī
tentipellī		tentipelliōrum
dativetentipelliōtentipelliīs
accusativetentipelliumtentipellia
ablativetentipelliōtentipelliīs
vocativetentipelliumtentipellia

tentĭpellĭum, ii, n. tendo-pellis,
I. that which stretches out a skin or hide, a hidestretcher, leather-stretcher.
I. Lit.: tentipellium Artorius putat esse calceamentum ferratum, quo pelles extenduntur, indeque Afranium dixisse in Promo. pro manibus credo habere ego illos tentipellium, Fest. p. 364 Müll.; cf. Mart. 9, 73, 1. — *
II. Transf.: Titinnium ait Verrius existimare id (sc. tentipellium) medicamentum esse, quo rugae extenduntur, cum dicat: tentipellium inducitur, rugae in ore extenduntur, cum ille τροπικῶς dixerit, Fest. p. 364 Müll.

Origins

From tendō (“to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend”) + pellis (“skin, hide, felt, pelt”) + -ium.

Quick answers

What does tentipellium mean in Latin?
tentipellium, a noun, means “that which stretches out a skin or hide: a hidestretcher, leather-stretcher”.
What is the genitive of tentipellium?
The genitive singular is tentipelliī. tentipellium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tentipellium?
In classical Latin, [tɛn.tɪˈpɛl.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ten.tiˈpɛl.li.um].