LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cataplasma

cataplasma n (genitive cataplasmatis)
Classical[ka.taˈpɫas.ma]Ecclesiastical[ka.taˈplaz.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterpoultice, plaster

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecataplasmacataplasmata
genitivecataplasmatiscataplasmatum
dativecataplasmatīcataplasmatibus
accusativecataplasmacataplasmata
ablativecataplasmatecataplasmatibus
vocativecataplasmacataplasmata

cătăplasma, ătis, n., Veg. 2, 14 (abl. cataplasmatibus, Veg. 3, 25; access. form cătăplasmus; only
I. abl. sing. cataplasmo, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 311, 25, and dat. and abl. plur. cataplasmis, Cels. 7, 26, 5; 4, 4, 3; 4, 7, 2; Veg. 2, 3 b; 5, 2, 2; cf. Schneid. Gr. p. 267), = κατάπλασμα; in medicine, a poultice, plaster, cataplasm, Cels. 3, 19, and l. l.; Plin. 20, 17, 73, § 191; 36, 17, 28, § 133; Veg. 2, 14, 2.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάπλασμα (katáplasma).

Descendants
  • Catalancataplasma
  • Frenchcataplasme
  • Italiancataplasma
  • Portuguesecataplasma
  • Spanishcataplasma
  • Englishcataplasm
  • Siciliancatapàsimu
  • Siciliancataprasmu
  • Idokataplasmo

Quick answers

What does cataplasma mean in Latin?
cataplasma, a noun, means “poultice, plaster”.
What is the genitive of cataplasma?
The genitive singular is cataplasmatis. cataplasma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cataplasma?
In classical Latin, [ka.taˈpɫas.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.taˈplaz.ma].