palus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.1.1.1 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Noun 2.1.2.1 Inflection 2.1.2.2 Derived terms 2.1.2.3 Descendants 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Noun 2.2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2.2 Synonyms 2.2.2.3 Derived terms 2.2.2.4 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin pālus (“‘stake, post’”).

[edit] Noun

palus (plural pali)

1. (marine biology) A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.

[edit] Derived terms

• palar
• paliform

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin palūs (“‘marsh, swamp’”), from Ancient Greek πηλός (pelos), “‘mud, earth, clay’”).

[edit] Noun

palus (plural paludes)

1. (planetology) A small plain (compared to mare) on the surface of a planet or satellite.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of alpsu
• A plus

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πηλος (pelos), “‘mud, earth, clay’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpa.luːs/

[edit] Noun

palūs (genitive palūdis); f, third declension

1. swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	palūs	palūdēs
genitive	palūdis	palūdum
dative	palūdī	palūdibus
accusative	palūdem	palūdēs
ablative	palūde	palūdibus
vocative	palūs	palūdēs

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Descendants

• Romanian: pădure

[edit] Etymology 2

From pangō (“‘fasten, fix, drive in’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpaː.lus/

[edit] Noun

pālus (genitive pāli); m, second declension

1. stake, prop, stay, pale, post

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pālus	pālī
genitive	pālī	pālōrum
dative	pālō	pālīs
accusative	pālum	pālōs
ablative	pālō	pālīs
vocative	pāle	pālī

[edit] Synonyms

• (stake): stilus, sudis, tālea

[edit] Derived terms

• pālāris
• pālātiō
• pālō

[edit] Descendants