palpatio
Latin
Etymology
From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; flatter”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [paɫˈpaː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [palˈpat̪.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
palpātiō f (genitive palpātiōnis); third declension
- The act of stroking or flattering, flattery.
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Trembling, terror.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| 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.