patera

See also: Patera

English

Etymology

Latin patera

Noun

patera (plural paterae)

  1. A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations.
  2. (architecture) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.

Latin

Etymology

From pateo

Noun

patera f (genitive paterae); first declension

  1. A broad, flat dish or saucer, used especially for libations

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative patera paterae
genitive paterae paterārum
dative paterae paterīs
accusative pateram paterās
ablative paterā paterīs
vocative patera paterae

References

  • patera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • patera in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • patera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • patera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • patera in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • patera in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit पत्र (patra).

Pronunciation

Noun

patera (Jawi spelling ڤاترا)

  1. leaf (part of a plant)

Synonyms

Spanish

Noun

patera f (plural pateras)

  1. small boat (especially one used for illegal immigration across the Mediterranean Sea)
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