palpatio
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; flatter”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /palˈpaː.ti.oː/, [päɫ̪ˈpäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /palˈpat.t͡si.o/, [pälˈpät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun
[edit]palpātiō f (genitive palpātiōnis); third declension
- The act of stroking or flattering, flattery.
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Trembling, terror.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palpātiō | palpātiōnēs |
| genitive | palpātiōnis | palpātiōnum |
| dative | palpātiōnī | palpātiōnibus |
| accusative | palpātiōnem | palpātiōnēs |
| ablative | palpātiōne | palpātiōnibus |
| vocative | palpātiō | palpātiōnēs |
Synonyms
[edit]- (stroking): palpāmen, palpāmentum
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “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.