palimpsest
See also: Palimpsest
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos, “scraped again”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈpælɪmpsɛst/
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Noun edit
palimpsest (plural palimpsests)
- A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
- (archaic) Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
- (astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
- (geology) Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
- (computing) Memory that has been erased and re-written.
- (cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
- Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
- 2005, Patrick Radden Keefe, Chatter:
- Miraculously, the Stasi's record of Garton Ash's years in Berlin remained intact, and in his extraordinary book The File he recalls going back to Berlin, sifting through the material, and piecing together those years for himself. The result is a palimpsest of memories, observations recorded by informants and agents, and the recollections in his own diaries at that time.
- 2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 329:
- But on her he did not see even the palimpsest of a smile.
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:palimpsest.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
manuscript scraped clean for reuse
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astronomy: Circular features believed to be lunar craters obliterated by volcanic activity
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Verb edit
palimpsest (third-person singular simple present palimpsests, present participle palimpsesting, simple past and past participle palimpsested)
- To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.
- On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
- Typically refers to a multi-layered work, e.g.: new ads covering old on a roadside sign.
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).
Noun edit
palimpsest m inan
Declension edit
Declension of palimpsest (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palimpsest | palimpsesty |
| genitive | palimpsestu | palimpsestů |
| dative | palimpsestu | palimpsestům |
| accusative | palimpsest | palimpsesty |
| vocative | palimpseste | palimpsesty |
| locative | palimpsestu | palimpsestech |
| instrumental | palimpsestem | palimpsesty |
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).
Noun edit
palimpsest c (singular definite palimpsesten, plural indefinite palimpsester)
Declension edit
Declension of palimpsest
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | palimpsest | palimpsesten | palimpsester | palimpsesterne |
| genitive | palimpsests | palimpsestens | palimpsesters | palimpsesternes |
References edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palimpsest m inan
Declension edit
Declension of palimpsest
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palimpsest | palimpsesty |
| genitive | palimpsestu | palimpsestów |
| dative | palimpsestowi | palimpsestom |
| accusative | palimpsest | palimpsesty |
| instrumental | palimpsestem | palimpsestami |
| locative | palimpseście | palimpsestach |
| vocative | palimpseście | palimpsesty |
Further reading edit
- palimpsest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- palimpsest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French palimpseste, from Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos, “scraped again”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palimpsest n (plural palimpseste)
Declension edit
Declension of palimpsest
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) palimpsest | palimpsestul | (niște) palimpseste | palimpsestele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) palimpsest | palimpsestului | (unor) palimpseste | palimpsestelor |
| vocative | palimpsestule | palimpsestelor | ||
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palìmpsest m (Cyrillic spelling палѝмпсест)
Declension edit
Declension of palimpsest
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palimpsest | palimpsesti |
| genitive | palimpsesta | palimpsesta |
| dative | palimpsestu | palimpsestima |
| accusative | palimpsest | palimpseste |
| vocative | palimpseste | palimpsesti |
| locative | palimpsestu | palimpsestima |
| instrumental | palimpsestom | palimpsestima |
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palimpsẹ̑st m inan
Inflection edit
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| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | palimpsést | ||
| gen. sing. | palimpsésta | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
palimpsést | palimpsésta | palimpsésti |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
palimpsésta | palimpséstov | palimpséstov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
palimpséstu | palimpséstoma | palimpséstom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
palimpsést | palimpsésta | palimpséste |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
palimpséstu | palimpséstih | palimpséstih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
palimpséstom | palimpséstoma | palimpsésti |
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From English palimpsest, Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos, “scraped again”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palimpsest m (plural palimpsestau)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| palimpsest | balimpsest | mhalimpsest | phalimpsest |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “palimpsest”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies