LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

palātum

palātum n (genitive palātī)
Classical[paˈɫaː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[paˈlaː.tum]

Meaning

  1. literallypalate (roof of the mouth)
  2. literallypalate (organ of taste and judgment)
  3. something resembling the palate; vault

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalātumpalāta
genitivepalātīpalātōrum
dativepalātōpalātīs
accusativepalātumpalāta
palātōs
ablativepalātōpalātīs
vocativepalātum
palāte		palāta

pălātum, i, n., and (rarely) pălātus, i, m. perh. from root pa-of pasco,
I. the palate.
I. Lit.: suave domini, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 7: nec enim sequitur, ut, cui cor sapiat, ei non sapiat palatus, Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: quae (voluptas) palato percipiatur, id. ib. 2, 10, 29: boum dare membra palato, Ov. M. 15, 141: subtile palatum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 38: nigra subest udo tantum cui lingua palato, Verg. G. 3, 388; Ov. Am. 2, 6, 47; cf.: cum balba feris annoso verba palato, Hor. S. 2, 3, 274: torpente palato, Juv. 10, 203.—In plur.: palata docta et erudita, Col. 8, 16, 4.—
B. Trop., the palate, as the organ of taste and judgment: (Epicurus) dum palato quid sit optimum judicat, Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 49: orationis condimentum, quod sentitur latente judicio velut palato, Quint. 6, 3, 19.—*
II. Transf. (of the form of the palate), a vault: caeli, Enn. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 38 (Enn. p. 177, n. 19 Vahl.).

Origins

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-os, from *pleh₂- (“flat, wide”). Perhaps connected to Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃𐌖𐌌 (faladum, “sky”), according to Michael L. Weiss.

Descendants
  • Italianpalato
  • Romanianpalatfrom Italian palato
  • Portuguesepalato
  • Romanianpăraț
  • Englishpalatefrom Vulgar Latin palātium
  • Frenchpalaisfrom Vulgar Latin palātium
  • Albanianpëllas
  • Friulianpalât
  • Piedmontesepalat
  • Piedmontesepalà

Quick answers

What does palātum mean in Latin?
palātum, a noun, means “palate (roof of the mouth); something resembling the palate; vault”.
What is the genitive of palātum?
The genitive singular is palātī. palātum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce palātum?
In classical Latin, [paˈɫaː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈlaː.tum].