palatum

Latin

Alternative forms

palātus

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /paˈlaː.tum/, [paˈɫaː.tũ]

Noun

palātum n (genitive palātī); second declension

(anatomy) 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

Albanian: pëllas
English: palate
French: palais
Italian: palato

Norman: palais
Portuguese: palato
Romanian: palat, păraț
Spanish: paladar

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
palatum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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