LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

palmētum

palmētum n (genitive palmētī)
Classical[paɫˈmeː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[palˈmɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a palm-grove

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalmētumpalmēta
genitivepalmētīpalmētōrum
dativepalmētōpalmētīs
accusativepalmētumpalmēta
ablativepalmētōpalmētīs
vocativepalmētumpalmēta

palmētum, i, n. 1. palma,
I. a palmgrove, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 184: Hiericus palmetis consita, Plin. 5, 14, 15, § 70; cf. Tac. H. 5, 6. —In sing., Just. 36, 3, 4.

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. Latinpalmētum

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin -tum Latin -ētum Latin palmētum From palma (“palm tree”) + -ētum (“grove”).

Descendants
  • Italianpalmeto

Quick answers

What does palmētum mean in Latin?
palmētum, a noun, means “a palm-grove”.
What is the genitive of palmētum?
The genitive singular is palmētī. palmētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce palmētum?
In classical Latin, [paɫˈmeː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [palˈmɛː.tum].
Where does palmētum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? → Proto-Indo-European *pel-? → Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ → Proto-Italic *palamā → Latin palmētum.