palaga

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.la.ɡa/, [ˈpa.ɫa.ɡa]

Noun

palaga f (genitive palagae); first declension

  1. An ingot or nugget of gold.
    • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 33.11.77:
      palagas alii palacurnas iidem quod minutum est balucem vocant
      The names given to these lumps are "palagae," and "palacurnae," while the gold found in small grains is known as "baluce."

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative palaga palagae
Genitive palagae palagārum
Dative palagae palagīs
Accusative palagam palagās
Ablative palagā palagīs
Vocative palaga palagae

Synonyms

References

  • palaga in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • palaga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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