paladin

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Italian paladino, from Late Latin palatinus, "palace officer". Derived from the "Auxilia Palatina." The royal guards of the later Roman Empire who were named after the Palatine hill in Rome, Italy. From which the word Paladin and Palace is derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpælədɪn/

Noun

paladin (plural paladins)

1. A heroic champion (especially a knightly one).
2. A defender or advocate of a noble cause. (A defender of faith).
3. Any of the twelve Companions of the court of Emperor Charlemagne.

Translations

heroic champion

• Catalan: paladí (ca) m
• Czech: paladin (cs) m
• Ido: paladino (io)
• Italian: paladino (it) m, paladina (it) f

• Latin: pugnator (la) m, pugnatrix (la) f
• Portuguese: paladino (pt) m
• Slovene: paladin (sl) m
• Spanish: paladín (es) m

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Slovene

Noun

paladin m anim. (dual paladina, plural paladini)

1. paladin

Declension

Declension of paladin (masculine animate, hard)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	paladin	paladina	paladini
accusative	paladina	paladina	paladine
genitive	paladina	paladinov	paladinov
dative	paladinu	paladinoma	paladinom
locative	paladinu	paladinih	paladinih
instrumental	paladinom	paladinoma	paladini