LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

palpō1

palpō (present infinitive palpāre, perfect active palpāvī, supine palpātum)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.po]

Meaning

  1. to touch softly, stroke, pat
  2. broadlyto caress, flatter, coax, wheedle; soothe

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Mulcere · Palpare

Mulcere (μύλλειν, μαλακός) means to stroke any thing in itself rough, as the hair, for instance, in order to make it smooth; thence, figuratively, to pacify an enraged person, like καταψῆν; whereas palpare (ψηλαφᾶν, ἁπαλός,) to stroke any thing already smooth, in order to excite a pleasant sensation; thence, figuratively, to caress and coax, like ψηλαφᾶν. (v. 109.)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.palpōpalpābampalpābōpalpāvīpalpāverampalpāverō
palpārō
2nd sg.palpāspalpābāspalpābispalpāvistī
palpāstī		palpāverās
palpārās		palpāveris
3rd sg.palpatpalpābatpalpābitpalpāvitpalpāverat
palpārat		palpāverit
palpārit
1st pl.palpāmuspalpābāmuspalpābimuspalpāvimuspalpāverāmuspalpāverimus
palpārimus
2nd pl.palpātispalpābātispalpābitispalpāvistis
palpāstis		palpāverātis
palpārātis		palpāveritis
palpāritis
3rd pl.palpantpalpābantpalpābuntpalpāvērunt
palpāvēre, palpārunt		palpāverant
palpārant		palpāverint
palpārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.palpempalpārempalpāverim
palpārim		palpāvissem
palpāssem
2nd sg.palpēspalpārēspalpāverīspalpāvissēs
palpāssēs
3rd sg.palpetpalpāretpalpāverit
palpārit		palpāvisset
palpāsset
1st pl.palpēmuspalpārēmuspalpāverīmus
palpārīmus		palpāvissēmus
palpāssēmus
2nd pl.palpētispalpārētispalpāverītis
palpārītis		palpāvissētis
palpāssētis
3rd pl.palpentpalpārentpalpāverint
palpārint		palpāvissent
palpāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.palporpalpābarpalpābor
2nd sg.palpāris
palpāre		palpābāris
palpābāre		palpāberis
palpābere
3rd sg.palpāturpalpābāturpalpābitur
1st pl.palpāmurpalpābāmurpalpābimur
2nd pl.palpāminīpalpābāminīpalpābiminī
3rd pl.palpanturpalpābanturpalpābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.palperpalpārer
2nd sg.palpēris
palpēre		palpārēris
palpārēre
3rd sg.palpēturpalpārētur
1st pl.palpēmurpalpārēmur
2nd pl.palpēminīpalpārēminī
3rd pl.palpenturpalpārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.palpāpalpāre
pres. 2nd pl.palpātepalpāminī
fut. 2nd sg.palpātōpalpātor
fut. 3rd sg.palpātōpalpātor
fut. 2nd pl.palpātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.palpantōpalpantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepalpārepalpārī
perfect infinitivepalpāvisse
palpāsse		palpātum esse
future infinitivepalpātūrum essepalpātum īrī
present participlepalpāns—
perfect participle—palpātus
palpāta, palpātā, palpātae, palpātam, palpātārum, palpātās, palpātī, palpātōrum, palpātōs
future participlepalpātūrus
palpātūra, palpātūrā, palpātūrae, palpātūram, palpātūrārum, palpātūrās, palpātūre, palpātūrī, palpātūrīs, palpātūrō, palpātūrōrum, palpātūrōs, palpātūrum		palpandus
palpanda, palpandā, palpandae, palpandam, palpandārum, palpandās, palpande, palpandīs, palpandōrum, palpandōs
gerundpalpandī, palpandō, palpandumsupinepalpātum, palpātū

palpo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., and pal-por, ātus palpus; cf. Gr. ψάλλω, 1,
I. v. dep. a., to stroke, to touch softly, to pat (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn. mulceo).
I. Lit.: modo pectora praebet Virgineā palpanda manu, Ov. M. 2, 867 Jahn N. cr.: palpate lupos, Manil. 5, 702: cum equum permulsit quis vel palpatus est, Dig. 9, 1, 1: tamquam si manu palpetur, Schol. Juv. 6, 196: animalia blandi manu palpata magistri, Prud. στεφ. 11, 91.—
II. Transf.
A. To caress, coax, wheedle, flatter.
(a). Absol.: hoc sis vide ut palpatur! nullus est quando occepit, blandior, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 57; Lucil. ap. Non. 472, 6: palpabo, ecquonam modo possim, etc., Cic. Att. 9, 9, 1: nihil asperum tetrumque palpanti est, Sen. Ira, 3, 8, 7.—
(b). With dat.: quam blande mulieri palpabitur, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 9: cui male si palpere, recalcitrat undique tutus, Hor. S. 2, 1, 20: scribenti palpare, Poll. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 2.—
(g). With acc.: quem munere palpat Carus, Juv. 1, 35; App. M. 5, p. 172, 39.—
B. To feel one's way (late Lat.): et palpes in meridie, sicut palpare solet caecus in tenebris, Vulg. Deut. 28, 29; id. Job, 5, 14.

Origins

Unknown. Possibly connected to Ancient Greek πάλλω (pállō, “swing, shake, shake loose”), Old English fēlan (“to feel”). More at feel, *pel-.

Descendants
  • Catalanpalpar
  • Englishpalpate
  • Englishpalp
  • Frenchpalper
  • Italianpalpare
  • Portuguesepoupar
  • Portuguesepalpar
  • Portugueseapalpar
  • Romanianpalpa
  • Spanishpalpar

In English words that came into English from palpō

  • palpablepalpābilis
  • palpatepalpātus
  • palppalpus
  • pedipalppedipalpus
  • palpebralpalpebrālis
  • palpatorpalpātor
  • palpebrapalpebra
  • palpebratepalpebratus
  • palponpalpus
noun · masculinethird declension
palpō2
palpō m (genitive palpōnis)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.po]

Meaning

  1. flatterer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalpōpalpōnēs
genitivepalpōnispalpōnum
dativepalpōnīpalpōnibus
accusativepalpōnempalpōnēs
ablativepalpōnepalpōnibus
vocativepalpōpalpōnēs

palpo, ōnis, m. 1. palpo,
I. a flatterer, Pers. 5, 176.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin palpō From palpō (“touch softly stroke; flatter”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does palpō mean in Latin?
palpō, a verb, means “to touch softly, stroke, pat; to caress, flatter, coax, wheedle; soothe”.
What are the principal parts of palpō?
palpō, palpāre, palpāvī, palpātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce palpō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpaɫ.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpal.po].
Which English words come from palpō?
English words that go back to Latin palpō include palpate, palpable, palp, palpator, palpebra and palpon.