palmus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Noun

palmus (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) A rhythmic tic or throb, such as a convulsion or the heartbeat.

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂m- (“palm of the hand”).

Pronunciation

Noun

palmus m (genitive palmī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) palm
  2. (unit of measure, Classical Latin) palm, (especially) the Roman palm of about 7.4 cm.

Synonyms

  • (unit of length): palma (medieval)

Meronyms

  • (unit of length): digitus (¼ palm), palmus major (3 palms), pes (4 palms)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative palmus palmī
genitive palmī palmōrum
dative palmō palmīs
accusative palmum palmōs
ablative palmō palmīs
vocative palme palmī

References

  • palmus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • palmus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • palmus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • palmus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • palmus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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