"telum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈteː.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtɛː.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. a spear (whether used for throwing or thrusting) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-telum-la-noun-qOaRHm0L Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Spears, Weapons Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 18 23 23 13 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 15 31 27 Disambiguation of Spears: 44 18 18 6 13 Disambiguation of Weapons: 10 25 25 16 25
  2. a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc. Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-telum-la-noun-BdDZ48Kr Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Weapons Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 18 23 23 13 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 15 31 27 Disambiguation of Weapons: 10 25 25 16 25
  3. a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.
    (coupled with arma)
    Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-telum-la-noun-BdDZ48Kr1 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Weapons Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 18 23 23 13 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 15 31 27 Disambiguation of Weapons: 10 25 25 16 25
  4. (general) any weapon Tags: declension-2, general
    Sense id: en-telum-la-noun-UcQ90mbW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Weapons Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 15 35 28 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 18 23 23 13 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 15 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 10 10 42 25 Disambiguation of Weapons: 10 25 25 16 25
  5. a stinger, prickle etc. (of natural weapons of animals and plants) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-telum-la-noun-acqEquby Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Weapons Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 18 23 23 13 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 15 31 27 Disambiguation of Weapons: 10 25 25 16 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prōtēlō
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          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 29.4",
          "text": "Mūnīre urbem, frūmentum convehere, tēla arma parāre.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈtɛː.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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}
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          "text": "Mūnīre urbem, frūmentum convehere, tēla arma parāre.",
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        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ],
        [
          "javelin",
          "javelin"
        ],
        [
          "dart",
          "dart"
        ],
        [
          "arma",
          "arma#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "coupled with arma",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.",
        "(coupled with arma)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any weapon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(general) any weapon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "general"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a stinger, prickle etc. (of natural weapons of animals and plants)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stinger",
          "stinger"
        ],
        [
          "prickle",
          "prickle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈteː.ɫũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛː.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "telum"
}

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