palpamen
Latin
Etymology
From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; caress”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /palˈpaː.men/, [paɫˈpaː.mɛn]
Noun
palpāmen n (genitive palpāminis); third declension
- (Late Latin) a stroking, caressing
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palpāmen | palpāmina |
| Genitive | palpāminis | palpāminum |
| Dative | palpāminī | palpāminibus |
| Accusative | palpāmen | palpāmina |
| Ablative | palpāmine | palpāminibus |
| Vocative | palpāmen | palpāmina |
Synonyms
- (stroking): palpāmentum, palpātiō
Related terms
- palpābilis
- palpāmentum
- palpātiō
- palpātor
- palpebra
- palpebrālis
- palpebrāris
- palpebrātiō
- palpebrō
- palpitātiō
- palpitātus
- palpitō
- palpō
- palpus
References
- palpamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palpamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette