"telum" meaning in Latin

See telum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈteː.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt̪ɛː.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“beam, stake”) (whence also tignum). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*(s)teg-|id=pole}}, {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)teg-||beam, stake|id=pole}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“beam, stake”) Head templates: {{la-noun|tēlum<2>}} tēlum n (genitive tēlī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|tēlum<2>}} Forms: tēlum [canonical, neuter], tēlī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tēlum [nominative, singular], tēla [nominative, plural], tēlī [genitive, singular], tēlōrum [genitive, plural], tēlō [dative, singular], tēlīs [dative, plural], tēlum [accusative, singular], tēla [accusative, plural], tēlō [ablative, singular], tēlīs [ablative, plural], tēlum [singular, vocative], tēla [plural, vocative]
  1. dart, spear, missile Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-telum-la-noun-4nX0OEbd Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spears, Weapons Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Spears: 69 31 Disambiguation of Weapons: 56 44
  2. offensive weapon, javelin Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-telum-la-noun-iTX9gXwc Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prōtēlō
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  ],
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      "text": "Vulgar Latin: *tēlāria"
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          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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        {
          "english": "To strengthen the defences of the city, to accumulate stores of corn, to prepare a supply of weapons and armour.",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 29.4",
          "text": "Munire urbem, frumentum convehere, tela arma parare."
        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈteː.ɫũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛː.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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