tepalum

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Latin

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Etymology

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Modern Latin; coined by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, in 1827, by analogy with the terms petalum (petal) and sepalum (sepal), by transposition or metathesis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tēpalum n (genitive tēpalī); second declension

  1. (New Latin, botany) tepal

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tēpalum tēpala
Genitive tēpalī tēpalōrum
Dative tēpalō tēpalīs
Accusative tēpalum tēpala
Ablative tēpalō tēpalīs
Vocative tēpalum tēpala