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Tegula
‖
Teg′u-la
,Noun.
pl.
Tegulae
(#)
. [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 2024
tegula
tegula
English
Noun
tegula (plural tegulae)
- (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.
- (archaeology) A flat Roman roof tile with raised edges, joined together by an imbrex.
External links
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Tegula (insect anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Imbrex and tegula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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
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