palaga
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.la.ɡa/, [ˈpäɫ̪äɡä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.la.ɡa/, [ˈpäːläɡä]
Noun[edit]
palaga f (genitive palagae); first declension
- An ingot or nugget of gold.
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 33.11.77:
- palagas alii palacurnas iidem quod minutum est balucem vocant
- The names given to these lumps are "palagae," and "palacurnae," while the gold found in small grains is known as "baluce."
- palagas alii palacurnas iidem quod minutum est balucem vocant
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palaga | palagae |
| Genitive | palagae | palagārum |
| Dative | palagae | palagīs |
| Accusative | palagam | palagās |
| Ablative | palagā | palagīs |
| Vocative | palaga | palagae |
Synonyms[edit]
- (ingot of gold): palacurna
References[edit]
- “palaga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palaga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.