paladín
See also: paladin
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French paladin, from Italian paladino, inherited from Late Latin palātīnus (“palace officer, chamberlain”), from Latin Palātīnus (“Palatine”) (i.e. referring to the Palatine Hill, location of the Roman imperial palace), from Latin Palātium (“the Palatine Hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palaˈdin/ [pa.laˈð̞ĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: pa‧la‧dín
Noun
paladín m (plural paladines)
- paladin
- defender, champion, forerunner
Further reading
- “paladín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014