palpus
English
Noun
palpus (plural palpi)
- Synonym of pedipalp (“invertebrate appendage”).
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From palpō (“to stroke, touch softly, feel”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpaɫ.pʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpal.pus]
Noun
palpus m (genitive palpī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palpus | palpī |
| genitive | palpī | palpōrum |
| dative | palpō | palpīs |
| accusative | palpum | palpōs |
| ablative | palpō | palpīs |
| vocative | palpe | palpī |
References
- “palpus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palpus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.