palpamen
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom palpō (“touch softly, stroke; caress”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /palˈpaː.men/, [päɫ̪ˈpäːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /palˈpa.men/, [pälˈpäːmen]
Noun
editpalpāmen n (genitive palpāminis); third declension
- (Late Latin) a stroking, caressing
Declension
editThird-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | palpāmen | palpāmina |
Genitive | palpāminis | palpāminum |
Dative | palpāminī | palpāminibus |
Accusative | palpāmen | palpāmina |
Ablative | palpāmine | palpāminibus |
Vocative | palpāmen | palpāmina |
Synonyms
edit- (stroking): palpāmentum, palpātiō
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “palpamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palpamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.