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