tholus
English
Etymology
From Latin tholus (“dome, rotunda”).
Noun
tholus (plural tholi)
- (astronomy, geology) A small domical mountain or hill.
- Hecates Tholus is a Martian volcano.
- A round building, dome, or cupola.
- Synonym: thole
- (lichenology) Part of the apical structure of the asci of some lichen species.
Anagrams
- hoults
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰo.lus/, [ˈt̪ʰɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈto.lus/, [ˈt̪ɔːlus]
Noun
tholus m (genitive tholī); second declension
- dome, cupola, rotunda
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tholus | tholī |
| Genitive | tholī | tholōrum |
| Dative | tholō | tholīs |
| Accusative | tholum | tholōs |
| Ablative | tholō | tholīs |
| Vocative | thole | tholī |
References
- “tholus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tholus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tholus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- tholus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “tholus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “tholus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin