palpatio
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; flatter”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /palˈpaː.ti.oː/, [päɫ̪ˈpäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /palˈpat.t͡si.o/, [pälˈpät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun[edit]
palpātiō f (genitive palpātiōnis); third declension
- The act of stroking or flattering, flattery.
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Trembling, terror.
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- (stroking): palpāmen, palpāmentum
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “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.