palpatio

Latin

Etymology

From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; flatter”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /palˈpaː.ti.oː/, [päɫ̪ˈpäːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /palˈpat.t͡si.o/, [pälˈpät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

palpātiō f (genitive palpātiōnis); third declension

1. The act of stroking or flattering, flattery.
2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Trembling, terror.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	palpātiō	palpātiōnēs
Genitive	palpātiōnis	palpātiōnum
Dative	palpātiōnī	palpātiōnibus
Accusative	palpātiōnem	palpātiōnēs
Ablative	palpātiōne	palpātiōnibus
Vocative	palpātiō	palpātiōnēs

Synonyms

• (stroking): palpāmen, palpāmentum

Related terms

• palpābilis
• palpāmen
• palpāmentum
• palpātor
• palpebra
• palpebrālis
• palpebrāris
• palpebrātiō
• palpebrō
• palpitātiō
• palpitātus
• palpitō
• palpō
• palpus

References

• “palpatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• palpatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.