tumulus
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From Latin tumulus (“mound, hill”), from tumeō (“I swell”). Doublet of tombolo.
tumulus (plural tumuli)
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From tumeō (“to swell”) + -ulus. Cognates include Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos, “swell”).
tumulus m (genitive tumulī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
Ultimately from Arabic ثُمُن (ṯumun, “an eighth”). Compare Italian tomolo. Compare thuminus.
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tumulus m (genitive tumulī); second declension
tumulus m (plural tumuluși)
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