tegmen, tegminis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
covering/cover/protection; clothing; body armor; skin/shell/husk (animal/fruit);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tegmen | tegmina |
| Gen. | tegminis | tegminum, tegminium |
| Dat. | tegmini | tegminibus |
| Acc. | tegmen | tegmina |
| Voc. | tegmen | tegmina |
| Abl. | tegmine | tegminibus |
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...quolibet orbi. Nexilis ante fuit vestis quam textile tegmen. textile post ferrumst, quia ferro tela paratur, nec ratione..."
Liber Sextus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...semiferi. riget his molli lorica catena, id quoque tegmen equis; at equi porrecta per armos et caput ingentem..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...gestat bina manu, fulvosque lupi de pelle galeros tegmen habent capiti; vestigia nuda sinistri instituere pedis, crudus tegit..."