LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

palmeus

palmeus (feminine palmea, neuter palmeum)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.me.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.me.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or made from the palm tree.
  2. adjectiveMeasuring the length, width or breadth of a hand or palm.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalmeuspalmeapalmeum
genitivepalmeīpalmeaepalmeī
dativepalmeōpalmeaepalmeō
accusativepalmeumpalmeampalmeum
ablativepalmeōpalmeāpalmeō
vocativepalmeepalmeapalmeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalmeīpalmeaepalmea
genitivepalmeōrumpalmeārumpalmeōrum
dativepalmeīspalmeīspalmeīs
accusativepalmeōspalmeāspalmea
ablativepalmeīspalmeīspalmeīs
vocativepalmeīpalmeaepalmea

palmĕus, a, um, adj. id..
I. A hand'sbreadth, or palm, in length, width, etc.: orchis herba, caule palmeo, etc., Plin. 26, 10, 62, § 95.—
II. Of or made of palms, palm-: tabulae, Vitr. 10, 20: tegetes, Col. 5, 15: vinum, Plin. 12, 17, 40, § 79: sporta, Pall. 3, 27.

Origins

From palma (“hand, palm of the hand; palm tree”).

Quick answers

What does palmeus mean in Latin?
palmeus, a adjective, means “Of or made from the palm tree.; Measuring the length, width or breadth of a hand or palm.”.
How do you pronounce palmeus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpaɫ.me.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpal.me.us].