LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

tēpalum

tēpalum n (genitive tēpalī)
Classical[ˈteː.pa.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.pa.lum]

Meaning

  1. New Latintepal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetēpalumtēpala
genitivetēpalītēpalōrum
dativetēpalōtēpalīs
accusativetēpalumtēpala
ablativetēpalōtēpalīs
vocativetēpalumtēpala

Origins

Modern Latin; coined by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, in 1827, by analogy with the terms petalum (“petal”) and sepalum (“sepal”), by transposition or metathesis.

In English words that came into English from tēpalum

  • tepaltēpalum

Quick answers

What does tēpalum mean in Latin?
tēpalum, a noun, means “tepal”.
What is the genitive of tēpalum?
The genitive singular is tēpalī. tēpalum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tēpalum?
In classical Latin, [ˈteː.pa.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.pa.lum].