Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tegument

/ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: tegu-ment
IPA: /ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something which covers; a covering or coating.

noun

A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"1658: But in the Homericall Urne of Patroclus, whatever was the solid Tegument, we finde the immediate covering to be a purple peece of silk — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)"

Etymology

Also in late Middle English, borrowed from Latin tegumentum (“a cover”), from tegere (“to cover, clothe”, verb) + -mentum (suffix forming nouns). Compare integument.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tegō
Root: *(s)teg- (cover), tegumentum
Suffix: -mentum

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

teguments (plural)

Derived Forms

tegumental tegumentary tegumented

Frequently Paired Words

integument

Synonyms

skin cutis

Questions

How do you pronounce tegument?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/.
What does tegument mean?: Something which covers; a covering or coating.
Where does tegument come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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