LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

palātium1

palātium n (genitive palātiī or palātī)
Classical[paˈɫaː.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[paˈlat.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. a palace; large residence

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalātiumpalātia
genitivepalātiī
palātī		palātiōrum
dativepalātiōpalātiīs
accusativepalātiumpalātia
ablativepalātiōpalātiīs
vocativepalātiumpalātia

Pălātĭum (Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 1, 70, 5; 9, 102, 13), ĭi, n., = Παλάτιον, Παλλάντιον [root pa-, to protect, nourish; Sanscr. pala, shepherd; cf. Gr. αἰ-πόλος οἰο-πόλος;
I. Lat. pasco], one of the seven hills of Rome, that which was first built upon, Varr. L. L. 5, § 53 Müll.; cf.: Palatium id est mons Romae, appellatus est, quod ibi pecus pascens balare consueverit, vel quod palare, id est errare, ibi pecudes solerent; alii, quod ibi Hyperborei filia Palanto habitaverit, quae ex Hercule Latinum peperit, alii eundem, quod Pallas ibi sepultus sit, aestimant appellari, Fest. p. 220 Müll.—Augustus had his residence on the Palatine; hence, since the Aug. period,
B. Transf.: pălātĭum, ii, n., a palace: palatia fulgent, Ov. A. A. 3, 119: secreta palatia matris, the temple of Cybele, Juv. 9, 23: magni palatia caeli, the palace of the sky (of the seat of Jupiter), Ov. M. 1, 176; Vulg. 3 Reg. 16, 18 et saep.—
II. Deriv. Pălātīnus (Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 8, 39, 1; 9, 24, 1; 9, 79, 2; 9, 86, 7; 11, 8, 5; 13, 91, 1), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Palatium, Palatine: pastores, Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.: Evander, Verg. A. 9, 9: colles, Ov. M. 15, 560: aves, the vultures which Remus saw on the Palatium, id. F. 5, 152: Apollo, so called because he had a temple on the Palatine Hill, built by Augustus, in which also was a library founded by him, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Aug. 29: dei, Mart. 5, 19, 4: ludi, which Livia caused to be celebrated in honor of Augustus, Suet. Calig. 56: colossus, the colossal statue of Nero, on the Palatium, Mart. 8, 60, 1; cf. Suet. Ner. 31; id. Vesp. 18: Palatina pars urbis, the tenth region, also called simply Palatina, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13: Palatina tribus, one of the four city tribes: Calvu' Palatina vir nobilis ac bonu' bello, Lucil. ap. Non. 462, 28: C. Claudius C. F. Palatina, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; Inscr. Grut. 36, 11 et saep.—Subst.: Pălātīni,ōrum, m., the people of the Palatine Mount, Col. 1, 3, 7.—
B. Transf., of or belonging to the imperial palace, imperial: palatina laurus, which stood in front of the imperial palace, Ov. F. 4, 953: atriensis, Suet. Calig. 57: domus, id. Aug. 29: cubile, Juv. 6, 117: officia, offices about the court, Aur. Vict. Ep. 14 fin.; Treb. Gall. 17.—As subst.: Pălātīnus, i, m., an officer of the palace, a chamberlain: Parthenius palatinus, Domitian's chamberlain, Mart. 4, 45, 2; cf. id. 8, 28: Tonans, i. e. Domitian, id. 9, 40, 1.

Origins

From Palātium (“Palatine Hill”), one of the seven hills of Rome, where aristocrats built large homes; see there for more.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanpalau
  • Catalanpelau
  • Italianpalazzo
  • Occitanpalatz
  • Spanishpazofrom Old Galician-Portuguese paaço
  • Portuguesepaçofrom Old Galician-Portuguese paaço
  • Sardinianpalatzu
  • Sardinianpalatu
  • Sardinianpalàtziu
  • Friulianpalaç
Borrowings
  • Spanishpalaciofrom Old Spanish palacio
  • Portuguesepalácio
  • Romanianpalatfrom Ancient Greek παλάτιον
  • GermanPfalzfrom Old High German pfalinza
  • EnglishPfalzfrom Old High German pfalinza
  • Asturianpalaciu
  • Galicianpalacio
  • Albanianpëllasfrom Proto-Albanian *paletja
  • Greekπαλάτιfrom Ancient Greek παλάτιον
  • Arabicبلاطfrom Ancient Greek παλάτιον

In English words that came into English from palātium

  • palacepalātium
  • paladinpalātīnus
  • palatialpalātium
  • palatinepalātīnus
  • palazzopalātium
noun · neutersecond declension
palātium2
*palātium n (plural *palātia)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionpalate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
genitivepalātiīpalātiōrum
dativepalātiōpalātiīs
ablativepalātiōpalātiīs

Origins

From palātum (“palate”), perhaps confused with or influenced by the unrelated palātium (“palace”).

Descendants
  • Frenchpalaisfrom Old French palais
  • Romanianpăraț
  • Normanpalaisfrom Old French palais
  • Albanianpëllas
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Palātium3
Palātium n sg (genitive Palātiī or Palātī)

Meaning

  1. the Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePalātium—
genitivePalātiī
Palātī		—
dativePalātiō—
accusativePalātium—
ablativePalātiō—
vocativePalātium—
locativePalātiī—

Origins

Uncertain, either from: * (in classical writers) Pallantium, a city founded near the mount by Evander and named after Pallantium (Livy, I.v), his Arcadian hometown, itself named after its own founder, Pallas (son of Lycaon) (see Πᾰ́λλᾱς, Πᾰ́λλᾰντος (Pắllās, Pắllăntos)); * Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad, “sky”), the same source as Palēs (“Pales, the Italic goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock”); * palātum (“roof of the mouth; dome, vault”), itself perhaps related to the Etruscan term above; * pālus (“stake; enclosure”).

In English words that came into English from Palātium

  • palacePalātium
  • paladinpalātīnus
  • palatialPalātium
  • palatinepalātīnus
  • palazzoPalātium

Quick answers

What does palātium mean in Latin?
palātium, a noun, means “a palace; large residence”.
What is the genitive of palātium?
The genitive singular is palātiī. palātium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce palātium?
In classical Latin, [paˈɫaː.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈlat.t͡si.um].
Which English words come from palātium?
English words that go back to Latin palātium include palace, palatial, palazzo, paladin and palatine.