palimpsestus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos, “scraped again”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.limˈpseːs.tus/, [pa.lɪmˈpseːs.tʊs]
Noun
palimpsēstus m (genitive palimpsēstī); second declension
- A palimpsest; a manuscript scraped clean for reuse.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palimpsēstus | palimpsēstī |
| genitive | palimpsēstī | palimpsēstōrum |
| dative | palimpsēstō | palimpsēstīs |
| accusative | palimpsēstum | palimpsēstōs |
| ablative | palimpsēstō | palimpsēstīs |
| vocative | palimpsēste | palimpsēstī |
Descendants
- English: palimpsest
- French: palimpseste m
- Italian: palinsesto m
- Romanian: palimpsest n
- Russian: палимпсест (palimpsest)
- Spanish: palimpsesto m
References
- palimpsestus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palimpsestus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- palimpsestus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- palimpsestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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