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palatum
palatum
Latin
Alternative forms
Noun
palātum n (genitive palātī); second declension
- The roof of the mouth, palate.
- A sense of taste, palate.
- (by extension) Something which resembles the palate; vault.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palātum | palāta |
| genitive | palātī | palātōrum |
| dative | palātō | palātīs |
| accusative | palātum | palāta |
| ablative | palātō | palātīs |
| vocative | palātum | palāta |
Descendants
References
- palatum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palatum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “palatum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.