palpamentum

Latin

Etymology

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

Noun

palpāmentum n (genitive palpāmentī); second declension

1. a stroking; flattering

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	palpāmentum	palpāmenta
Genitive	palpāmentī	palpāmentōrum
Dative	palpāmentō	palpāmentīs
Accusative	palpāmentum	palpāmenta
Ablative	palpāmentō	palpāmentīs
Vocative	palpāmentum	palpāmenta

Synonyms

• (stroking): palpāmen, palpātiō
• (flattering): palpātiō

Related terms

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

References

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