palpamentum

Latin

Etymology

From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; flatter”) +‎ -mentum.

Noun

palpāmentum n (genitive palpāmentī); second declension

a stroking; flattering

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	palpāmentum	palpāmenta
Genitive	palpāmentī	palpāmentōrum
Dative	palpāmentō	palpāmentīs
Accusative	palpāmentum	palpāmenta
Ablative	palpāmentō	palpāmentīs
Vocative	palpāmentum	palpāmenta

Synonyms

(stroking): palpāmen, palpātiō
(flattering): palpātiō

Related terms

References

“palpamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
palpamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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