palpatio

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /palˈpaː.ti.oː/, [päɫ̪ˈpäːt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /palˈpat.t͡si.o/, [pälˈpät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

palpātiō f (genitive palpātiōnis); third declension

The act of stroking or flattering, flattery.
(Ecclesiastical Latin) Trembling, terror.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	palpātiō	palpātiōnēs
Genitive	palpātiōnis	palpātiōnum
Dative	palpātiōnī	palpātiōnibus
Accusative	palpātiōnem	palpātiōnēs
Ablative	palpātiōne	palpātiōnibus
Vocative	palpātiō	palpātiōnēs

Synonyms

(stroking): palpāmen, palpāmentum

Related terms

References

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

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