LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

palladium

palladium n (genitive palladiī)
Classical[palˈla.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[palˈlaː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterpalladium, one of perhaps several statues of Athena, as in the Iliad and Aeneid, believed to safeguard Troy, and later, various Italian cities

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalladiumpalladia
genitivepalladiīpalladiōrum
dativepalladiōpalladiīs
accusativepalladiumpalladia
ablativepalladiōpalladiīs
vocativepalladiumpalladia

Pallădĭum, ii, v. 1. Pallas, II. B.

Origins

From Ancient Greek παλλάδιον (palládion), neuter of παλλάδιος (palládios), Παλλάς (Pallás, “of Pallas”). See Pallas.

In English words that came into English from palladium

  • palladiumpalladium

Quick answers

What does palladium mean in Latin?
palladium, a noun, means “palladium, one of perhaps several statues of Athena, as in the Iliad and Aeneid, believed to safeguard Troy, and later, various Italian cities”.
What is the genitive of palladium?
The genitive singular is palladiī. palladium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce palladium?
In classical Latin, [palˈla.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [palˈlaː.di.um].