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Etymology edit

Perhaps connected to 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃𐌖𐌌 (faladum, sky) according to Michael L. Weiss.

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Noun edit

palātum n (genitive palātī); second declension

  1. (literally, anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)
    1. palate (organ of taste and judgment)
  2. (transferred sense) something resembling the palate; vault
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Inflection edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative palātum palāta
Genitive palātī palātōrum
Dative palātō palātīs
Accusative palātum palāta
Ablative palātō palātīs
Vocative palātum palāta

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References edit

  • palatum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • palatum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • palatum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette