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tēctum is a Latin Noun that primarily means roof.
Noun
roof, house
Noun
A roof. (b) a ceiling. (c) (in phrs. w. sub, implying the whole building); sub uno ~o, under one roof, i.e. in the same building; sub ~o, ~is (also) under cover, indoors; sim., sub ~um.
A roofed building, house, dwelling. (b) a (rough or improvised) shelter.
Fuge magna: licet sub paupere tecto reges et regum vita praecurrere amicos.Compare Flee grandeur: under a humble roof you may life a far happier life than kings and kings' friends.
Auream quisquis mediocritatem diligit tutus caret obsoleti sordibus tecti, caret invidenda sobrius alta.Compare Who so loves well the golden mean avoids the squalor of a ruinous hovel and is safe, is sober and avoid the palace that attracts envy.
Hoc erat in votis: modus agri non ita magnus, hortus ubi et tecto vicinus iugis aquae fons et paulum silvae super his foret.Compare This used to be among my prayers - a portion of land not so very large, but which should contain a garden, and near the homestead a spring of ever-flowing water, and a bit of forest to complete it.
Romani non via tantum, sed tectum etiam proximus porta occupo.Compare The Romans had occupied not only the streets, but also the houses nearest the gate.
Singular | Plural | |
Nom. | tēctum | tēcta |
Gen. | tēctī | tēctōrum |
Dat. | tēctō | tēctīs |
Acc. | tēctum | tēcta |
Abl. | tēctō | tēctīs |
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Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "tēctum, tēctī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed September 8, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/tectum-tecti.
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