LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

palimpsēstus

palimpsēstus m (genitive palimpsēstī)
Classical[pa.lɪmpˈseːs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.limpˈsɛs.tus]

Meaning

  1. A palimpsest; a manuscript scraped clean for reuse.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalimpsēstuspalimpsēstī
genitivepalimpsēstīpalimpsēstōrum
dativepalimpsēstōpalimpsēstīs
accusativepalimpsēstumpalimpsēstōs
ablativepalimpsēstōpalimpsēstīs
vocativepalimpsēstepalimpsēstī

pălimpsestus, i, m., = παλίμψηστος,
I. a parchment from which the old writing has been erased for the purpose of writing upon it again, a palimpsest, Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 2; Cat. 22, 5.

Origins

From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos, “scraped again”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpalimpsest
  • Englishpalimpsest
  • Frenchpalimpseste
  • Italianpalinsesto
  • Romanianpalimpsest
  • Spanishpalimpsesto
  • Russianпалимпсест

In English words that came into English from palimpsēstus

  • palimpsestpalimpsēstus

Quick answers

What does palimpsēstus mean in Latin?
palimpsēstus, a noun, means “A palimpsest; a manuscript scraped clean for reuse.”.
What is the genitive of palimpsēstus?
The genitive singular is palimpsēstī. palimpsēstus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce palimpsēstus?
In classical Latin, [pa.lɪmpˈseːs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.limpˈsɛs.tus].