palimpsestus

Latin

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsestos, “scraped again”).

Noun

palimpsēstus (genitive palimpsēstī); m, second declension

1. A palimpsest; a manuscript scraped clean for reuse.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	palimpsēstus	palimpsēstī
genitive	palimpsēstī	palimpsēstōrum
dative	palimpsēstō	palimpsēstīs
accusative	palimpsēstum	palimpsēstōs
ablative	palimpsēstō	palimpsēstīs
vocative	palimpsēste	palimpsēstī

Descendants

• English: palimpsest
• French: palimpseste m
• Italian: palinsesto m
• Romanian: palimpsest n
• Russian: палимпсест
• Spanish: palimpsesto m