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Palma

Palma

See also: palma, pálma, palmá, Pálma, palmã, and palmă

English

Proper noun

Palma

  1. A city and port in Majorca, capital of the Balearic Islands

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Catalan

Proper noun

Palma f

  1. Palma

Faroese

Proper noun

Palma f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Palma: Palmuson
  • daughter of Palma: Palmudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Palma
Accusative Palmu
Dative Palmu
Genitive Palmu

Latin

Etymology

From palma.

Proper noun

Palma f (genitive Palmae); first declension

  1. Palma (city on Majorca, in the Balearic Islands)

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
nominative Palma
genitive Palmae
dative Palmae
accusative Palmam
ablative Palmā
vocative Palma
locative Palmae

Portuguese

Proper noun

Palma

  1. Palma (municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

palma

palma

See also: Palma, pálma, palmá, Pálma, palmã, and palmă

Asturian

Noun

palma f (plural palmes)

  1. palm (inner, concave part of hand)
  2. palm leaf

Czech

Noun

palma f

  1. palm (tropical tree)

Declension

Derived terms

  • palmový

Italian

Etymology

From Latin palma.

Noun

palma f (plural palme)

  1. palm tree, palm
  2. palm (of the hand)
  3. palm (corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal)

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Latin

Etymology 1

palma manūs (palm of the hand)
palma (palm tree)

From Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂. Cognates include Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē), Old Irish lám, and Old English folm.

Pronunciation 1

Noun

palma f (genitive palmae); first declension

  1. palm of the hand, hand
  2. blade of an oar
  3. palm tree, a date
  4. symbol of victory
  5. vocative singular of palma
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative palma palmae
genitive palmae palmārum
dative palmae palmīs
accusative palmam palmās
ablative palmā palmīs
vocative palma palmae
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Descendants

Pronunciation 2

Noun

palmā

  1. ablative singular of palma

Etymology 2

eques cum palmā (cavalryman with parma)

Collateral form of parma

Alternative forms

Pronunciation 1

Noun

palma f (genitive palmae); first declension

  1. a parma; a small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry
  2. (poetic) any shield
  3. (poetic) a Threx
  4. vocative singular of palma
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative palma palmae
genitive palmae palmārum
dative palmae palmīs
accusative palmam palmās
ablative palmā palmīs
vocative palma palmae

Pronunciation 2

Noun

palmā

  1. ablative singular of palma

References


Latvian

Noun

palma f (4th declension)

  1. palm tree

Declension


Maltese

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian palma, from Latin palma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɐlmɐ/

Noun

palma f (determinate plural: palmiet, collective plural: palm)

  1. palm tree

Derived terms

  • Ħadd il-Palm

Polish

palma

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpalma]

Noun

palma f

  1. palm (tropical tree)

Declension


Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -awma

Noun

palma f (plural palmas)

  1. palm (inner part of the hand)
  2. clap (the act of striking the palms of the hands)
  3. (in the plural) applause
  4. palm tree (any tree of the family Arecaceae)

Synonyms


Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpal.ma]

Noun

palma f

  1. definite singular nominative and accusative form of palmă.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pâːlma/
  • Hyphenation: pal‧ma

Noun

pȃlma f (Cyrillic spelling па̑лма)

  1. palm-tree

Declension

Derived terms


Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpáːlma/
  • Tonal orthography: pȃlma

Noun

pálma f (genitive pálme, nominative plural pálme)

  1. palm (tree)

Declension


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin palma.

Noun

palma f (plural palmas)

  1. palm (hand).
  2. palm (tree).

Synonyms

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Verb

palma

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of palmar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of palmar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of palmar.