patera
See also: Patera
English
Etymology
Latin patera
Noun
patera (plural paterae)
- A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations.
- (architecture) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.
- The caldera or crater (dish-shaped depression) atop a volcano, especially an extraterrestrial one; also used in the names of extraterrestrial volcanoes which have such a caldera.
- 2020, James R. Zimbelman; David A. Crown; Peter J. Mouginis-Mark; Tracy K. P. Gregg, The Volcanoes of Mars, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 116:
- What caused the transitions from explosive to effusive volcanism in the Circum-Hellas Volcanic Province generally and during the eruptive lifetimes of individual highland patera volcanoes?
- 2021, Tracy K. P. Gregg; Rosaly M. Lopes; Sarah A. Fagents, Planetary Volcanism across the Solar System, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 89:
- Note that the eroded plains materials to the right of the patera show no signs of individual lava flows.
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Latin
patera
Etymology
From pateō.
Noun
patera f (genitive paterae); first declension
- A broad, flat dish or saucer, used especially for libations
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | patera | paterae |
| Genitive | paterae | paterārum |
| Dative | paterae | paterīs |
| Accusative | pateram | paterās |
| Ablative | paterā | paterīs |
| Vocative | patera | paterae |
Derived terms
- patella
Descendants
- ⇒ Catalan: plàtera
- → English: patera
References
- “patera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “patera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- patera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- patera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “patera”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “patera”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit पत्र (patra).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /patərə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /patəra/
- Rhymes: -ərə, -rə
Noun
patera (Jawi spelling ڤاترا, plural patera-patera, informal 1st possessive pateraku, 2nd possessive pateramu, 3rd possessive pateranya)
- leaf (part of a plant)
Synonyms
- daun / داءون
Further reading
- “patera” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin patera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈtɛ.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: pa‧te‧ra
Noun
patera f
- (historical) patera
- stemmed plate (e.g. a cake stand)
Declension
Declension of patera
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | patera | patery |
| genitive | patery | pater |
| dative | paterze | paterom |
| accusative | paterę | patery |
| instrumental | paterą | paterami |
| locative | paterze | paterach |
| vocative | patero | patery |
Further reading
- patera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- patera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
patera f (plural pateras)
- small boat or dinghy (especially one used by illegal immigration to cross the Mediterranean Sea)
Derived terms
- piso patera
Further reading
- “patera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014