palatum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps connected to 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃𐌖𐌌 (faladum, “sky”) according to Michael L. Weiss.
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈlaː.tum/, [päˈɫ̪äːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈla.tum/, [päˈläːt̪um]
Noun edit
palātum n (genitive palātī); second declension
- (literally, anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)
- (transferred sense) something resembling the palate; vault
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 |
Derived terms edit
- palātīnus (adjective)
- *palātāris
Descendants edit
Descendants of palatum in other languages
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