paladín

See also: paladin

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French paladin, from Italian paladino, inherited from Late Latin palātīnus (“palace officer, chamberlain”), from Latin Palātīnus (“Palatine”) (i.e. referring to the Palatine Hill, location of the Roman imperial palace), from Latin Palātium (“the Palatine Hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palaˈdin/ [pa.laˈð̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧dín

Noun

paladín m (plural paladines)

1. paladin
2. defender, champion, forerunner

Further reading

• “paladín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014