teloneum

Latin

Alternative forms

• telōnium (collateral)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τελωνεῖον (telōneîon, “custom house”), from τέλος (télos, “due, tax, toll”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /te.loːˈneː.um/, [t̪ɛɫ̪oːˈneːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.loˈne.um/, [t̪eloˈnɛːum]

Noun

telōnēum n (genitive telōnēī); second declension

1. toll booth
2. custom house

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	telōnēum	telōnēa
Genitive	telōnēī	telōnēōrum
Dative	telōnēō	telōnēīs
Accusative	telōnēum	telōnēa
Ablative	telōnēō	telōnēīs
Vocative	telōnēum	telōnēa

Descendants

• French: tonlieu

References

• teloneum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “telōnēum” on page 2107/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)