Dictionary formtelum, teli(neuter)
Translation
weapon, missile; spear, dart
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | telum | tela |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | telum | tela |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | telum | tela |
| Genitiveof | teli | telorum |
| Dativeto, for | telo | telis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | telo | telis |
Examples
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He threw a weapon at the enemy.
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The soldiers' weapons lay on the ground.
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They defeated the enemy with missiles.
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He came into battle without a weapon.
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The quantity of missiles was great.
Telum, teli is neuter, second declension, and deliberately generic: anything thrown or thrust, so spear, javelin, arrow, sling bullet, and in the jurists any offensive weapon whatever, including a stone picked up in the street. Where arma is defensive kit and equipment in general, tela is the stuff coming at you.
The trap is the plural. Tela, "weapons", is identical to tela, telae, a first-declension feminine noun meaning a web or a loom, the word behind Penelope's weaving and behind subtle (sub tela, fine-woven). Only the sentence separates a volley of javelins from a piece of cloth. Ablative telis serves for both, which does not help.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 11: telum, parens, poena and 11 more words.