patera

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

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Wikipedia patera (plural paterae)

  1. A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in a ritual context such as a libation.
  2. (architecture) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

patera (genitive paterae); f, first declension

  1. A broad, flat dish or saucer, used especially for libations

Inflection[edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative patera paterae
genitive paterae paterārum
dative paterae paterīs
accusative pateram paterās
ablative paterā paterīs
vocative patera paterae

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit पत्र (patra).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /patərə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /patəra/
  • Rhymes: -ərə, -rə

Noun[edit]

patera (Jawi spelling ڤاترا)

  1. leaf (part of a plant)

Synonyms[edit]

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