palpamen

Latin

Etymology

From palpō (“touch softly, stroke; caress”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /palˈpaː.men/, [paɫˈpaː.mɛn]

Noun

palpāmen n (genitive palpāminis); third declension

(Late Latin) a stroking, caressing

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	palpāmen	palpāmina
Genitive	palpāminis	palpāminum
Dative	palpāminī	palpāminibus
Accusative	palpāmen	palpāmina
Ablative	palpāmine	palpāminibus
Vocative	palpāmen	palpāmina

Synonyms

(stroking): palpāmentum, palpātiō

Related terms

palpebrō
palpitātiō
palpitātus

References

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

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