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noun · neutersecond declension

tugurium

tugurium n (genitive tuguriī or tugurī)
Classical[tʊˈɡʊ.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[tuˈɡuː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. neutera hut, cottage, shack; any primitive dwelling

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetugurium
tuguriunculum		tuguria
tuguriuncula
genitivetuguriī
tugurī, tuguriunculī		tuguriōrum
tuguriunculōrum
dativetuguriō
tuguriunculō		tuguriīs
tuguriunculīs
accusativetugurium
tuguriunculum		tuguria
tuguriuncula
ablativetuguriō
tuguriunculō		tuguriīs
tuguriunculīs
vocativetugurium
tuguriunculum		tuguria
tuguriuncula

tŭgŭrĭum (TEGVRIVM and TIGVRIVM in inscrr.; cf. Inscr. Orell. 1773; and ib. Labus), ii, n. tego,
I. a hut, cot, cottage of shepherds, peasants, etc., Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 3; Afran. and Caecil. ap. Fest. p. 355 Müll.; Cic. Sest. 43, 93; Verg. E. 1, 69; Col. 12, 15, 1; Plin. 16, 9, 14, § 35; Val. Max. 5, 4, 1; 5, 3, ext. 3; 7, 1, 2; Dig. 50, 16, 180.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover with a roof”) (whence tegō). Cognate with Ancient Greek στέγω (stégō), Old Norse þekja (“to cover”), Old English þeccean (“thatch”), Dutch dekken, German decken (“to cover, put under roof”), Old Irish tech (“house”), Welsh tŷ (“house”).

Descendants
  • Catalantuguri
  • Italiantugurio
  • Portuguesetugúrio
  • Spanishtugurio

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesTuguriumTugurium a peasant's hut or cottage (Varro, R. R. 3.1, 3; Cic. pro Sest. 43, 93). It is probable that these dwellings in country districts long retain…

Quick answers

What does tugurium mean in Latin?
tugurium, a noun, means “a hut, cottage, shack; any primitive dwelling”.
What is the genitive of tugurium?
The genitive singular is tuguriī. tugurium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tugurium?
In classical Latin, [tʊˈɡʊ.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tuˈɡuː.ri.um].