LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

palmes

palmes m (genitive palmitis)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.mɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.mes]

Meaning

  1. masculineyoung vine shoot or sprig
  2. masculinebough, branch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalmespalmitēs
genitivepalmitispalmitum
dativepalmitīpalmitibus
accusativepalmitempalmitēs
ablativepalmitepalmitibus
vocativepalmespalmitēs

palmĕs, ĭtis, m. 1. palma, II. E.,
I. a young branch or shoot of a vine, a vinesprig, vine-sprout (syn. pampinus).
I. Lit.: palmites vitium sarmenta appellantur, quod in modum palmarum humanarum virgulas quasi digitos edunt, Fest. p. 222 Müll.: palmitum duo genera sunt, alterum pampinarium, alterum fructuarium, Col. 5, 6, 26 sq.; id. 3, 10, 14; 4, 22, 10; Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 175; 14, 1, 3, § 10: jam laeto turgent in palmite gemmae, Verg. E. 7, 48: stratus humi palmes, Juv. 8, 78; Ov. F. 1, 152: ego sum vitis, vos palmites, Vulg. Johan. 15, 5.—
II. Transf.
A. A vine; a vineyard: Icario nemorosus palmite Gaurus, Stat. S. 3, 1, 147; Mart. 8, 40, 1.—
B. In gen., a bough, branch: crudus arboris, Luc. 4, 317: palmites arborum, Curt. 4, 3, 10 (where Mützell reads palmas); Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 30: opaco palmite bacae, Claud. Nupt. Hon. 217.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₂meh₂
  5. Proto-Italic*palamā
  6. Latinpalmes

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin palmes From palma + -es.

Quick answers

What does palmes mean in Latin?
palmes, a noun, means “young vine shoot or sprig; bough, branch”.
What is the genitive of palmes?
The genitive singular is palmitis. palmes is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce palmes?
In classical Latin, [ˈpaɫ.mɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpal.mes].
Where does palmes come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? → Proto-Indo-European *pel-? → Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ → Proto-Italic *palamā → Latin palmes.