LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pallium

pallium n (genitive palliī or pallī)
Classical[ˈpal.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.li.um]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. neutercloak
  2. neutercoverlet

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

vestis Graeca lāta, quae corporī circumdatur.
pallium -ī n — in Mille Verba, ch. Vestis et Ōrnāmenta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalliumpallia
genitivepalliī
pallī		palliōrum
dativepalliōpalliīs
accusativepalliumpallia
ablativepalliōpalliīs
vocativepalliumpallia

pallium, i, n.,
I. a covering, cover [cf. palla].
I. In gen.
a. A coverlet: et gravius justo pallia pondus habent, Ov. H. 21, 170: onerosa pallia jactat, Juv. 6, 236: tunc queror in toto non sidere pallia lecto, Prop. 5, 3, 31; Suet. Ner. 84.—
b. A pall: arrepto pallio retexi corpora, App. M. 3, p. 133, 23; id. Flor. p. 342, 27.—
c. A curtain: quae festis suspendam pallia portis? Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 726.—
II. In partic., a Greek cloak or mantle, esp. as the dress of the Grecian philosophers. The Romans were accustomed to wear it only when they resided among Greeks. It was also the dress of the hetaerae, both Greek and Roman, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 93; Ov. Am. 1, 4, 50; id. A. A. 1, 153: pallium in collum conicere (as was customary with persons about to exert themselves), id. Capt. 4, 1, 12: soleas mihi late: pallium inice in me huc, id. Truc. 2, 5, 26; id. Capt. 4, 2, 8: umerum pallio onerare, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 4: cum iste cum pallio purpureo talarique tunicā versaretur in conviviis muliebribus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 31: consularis homo soccos habuit et pallium, id. Rab. Post. 10, 27: amica corpus ejus texit suo pallio, id. Div. 2, 69, 143: cum pallio et crepidis inambulare in gymnasio, Liv. 29, 19: togam veteres ad calceos usque demittebant ut Graeci pallium, Quint. 11, 3, 143.—Fig.: solos esse Atticos credunt quādam eloquentiae frugalitate contentos, ac semper manum intra pallium continentis, speaking with calmness and reserve, Quint. 12, 10, 21; cf. id. 11, 3, 138.—Plur. for sing., Ov. A. A. 1, 153.—Prov.: tunica propior pallio est, the shirt is nearer than the coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30: a togā ad pallium, of sinking from a high to a lower rank, Tert. Pall. 5.—
B. Transf.
1. The toga, and, in gen., an upper garment of any kind, Mart. 3, 63, 10; 8, 59, 9; 11, 16, 5; 11, 23, 12.—
2. Since the pallium was the philosopher's cloak, a philosophic career or habit: ad pallium reverti, Amm. 25, 4, 4.

Origins

Related to palla (“cloak, robe”), but further etymology is unknown.

Descendants
  • Catalanpal·li
  • Catalanpàl·lia
  • Englishpallium
  • GermanPallium
  • Italianpallio
  • Italianpalio
  • Englishpallfrom Old English pæl
  • Frenchpoêlefrom Old French paile
  • Portuguesepálio
  • Spanishpalio

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPalliumPallium At all periods of Greek life the characteristic outdoor garment, both of men and women, was a mantle or shawl, consisting of a rectangular pie…

Quick answers

What does pallium mean in Latin?
pallium, a noun, means “cloak; coverlet”.
What is the genitive of pallium?
The genitive singular is palliī. pallium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pallium?
In classical Latin, [ˈpal.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpal.li.um].