tutamen
Latin
Etymology
From tūtor (“watch, guard, defend”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tuːˈtaː.men/, [tuːˈtaː.mɛn]
Noun
tūtāmen n (genitive tūtāminis); third declension
- A means of protection; protection, defence or defense.
Declension
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tūtāmen | tūtāmina |
| Genitive | tūtāminis | tūtāminum |
| Dative | tūtāminī | tūtāminibus |
| Accusative | tūtāmen | tūtāmina |
| Ablative | tūtāmine | tūtāminibus |
| Vocative | tūtāmen | tūtāmina |
Synonyms
- (protection): mūnīmentum, praesidium, tuitiō, tūtāculum, tūtāmentum
Related terms
Related terms
- tueor
- tuitiō
- tūtāculum
- tūtāmentum
- tūtātiō
- tūtātor
- tūtor
- tūtōrius
- tūtrīx
- tūtus
References
- tutamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tutamen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tutamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette