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Tegula

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Teg′u-la

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Noun.
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pl.
Tegulae
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[L., a tile, dim. fr.
tegere
to cover.]
(Zool.)
A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.

Definition 2025

tegula

tegula

English

Noun

tegula ‎(plural tegulae)

  1. (entomology) A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.
  2. (archaeology) A flat Roman roof tile with raised edges, joined together by an imbrex.

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Interlingua

Noun

tegula ‎(plural tegulas)

  1. tile

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Latin

Etymology

From tegō ‎(“I cover”) +‎ -ula, from Ancient Greek τέγος ‎(tégos, “roof”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈteː.ɡu.la/, [ˈteː.ɡʊ.ɫa]

Noun

tēgula f ‎(genitive tēgulae); first declension

  1. a roof-tile
  2. vocative singular of tēgula

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative tēgula tēgulae
genitive tēgulae tēgulārum
dative tēgulae tēgulīs
accusative tēgulam tēgulās
ablative tēgulā tēgulīs
vocative tēgula tēgulae

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • tegula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • TEGULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • tegula in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tegula in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Etymology

From Latin tegula ‎(“a tile”), from tegō ‎(“I cover”).

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