patulus

Latin

Etymology

pateo (“I am open”) +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tu.lus/, [ˈpät̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tu.lus/, [ˈpäːt̪ulus]

Adjective

patulus (feminine patula, neuter patulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. open, wide open, gaping
2. spread out, extended
3. common (open to all)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	patulus	patula	patulum		patulī	patulae	patula
Genitive	patulī	patulae	patulī		patulōrum	patulārum	patulōrum
Dative	patulō		patulō		patulīs
Accusative	patulum	patulam	patulum		patulōs	patulās	patula
Ablative	patulō	patulā	patulō		patulīs
Vocative	patule	patula	patulum		patulī	patulae	patula

Derived terms

• Sicilian: pacchiu

Related terms

• pateo

References

• “patulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “patulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• patulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• patulus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016