tectum

Senso (Inglese)

1. (declension-2) roof, ceiling
2. (declension-2) canopy
3. (declension-2) refuge, shelter
4. (declension-2, figuratively) house, dwelling, abode

Concetti

tetto

edificio

soffitto

fabbricato

riparo

stabile

sinonimi

aedificatio

aedificium

lacunar

Traduzioni

toit

roof

techo

Dach

سقف

tejado

telhado

teulat

dak

teulat

στέγη

sostre

σκεπή

shelter

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈteːk.tũː]

Etimologia (Inglese)

From tegō (“I cover”), cognate with Ancient Greek τέγος (tégos, “roof; any covered room of a house”).
If cognacy with Umbrian tettome (acc. sg. with postposition) is accepted, one can reconstruct Proto-Italic *tektom.