LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

palūdāmentum

palūdāmentum n (genitive palūdāmentī)
Classical[pa.ɫuː.daːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[pa.lu.daˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. A military cloak or cape fastened at one shoulder.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalūdāmentumpalūdāmenta
genitivepalūdāmentīpalūdāmentōrum
dativepalūdāmentōpalūdāmentīs
accusativepalūdāmentumpalūdāmenta
ablativepalūdāmentōpalūdāmentīs
vocativepalūdāmentumpalūdāmenta

pălūdāmentum, i, n. kindred with pallium, q. v.,
I. a military cloak, soldier's cloak.
I. In gen. (very rare; cf.: sagum, trabea): cognito super umeros fratris paludamento sponsi, quod ipsa confecerat, Liv. 1, 26; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 539, 3.—
II. In partic., a general's cloak (freq.): paludamenta (sunt) insignia atque ornamenta militaria ... quae propterea, quod conspiciuntur qui ea habent, ac fiunt palam, paludamenta dicta, Varr. L. L. 7, § 37 Müll.; cf.: omnia militaria ornamenta paludamenta dici (ait Veranius), Fest. p. 253 Müll.; Liv. 9, 5: paludamento circum laevum bracchium intorto, id. 25, 16 fin.: coccum imperatoriis dicatum paludamentis, Plin. 22, 2, 3, § 3; Vall. Max. 1, 6, 11: indutus aureo paludamento, Aur. Vict. Epit. 3. Agrippina, the mother of Nero, wore a paludamentum of cloth of gold at the naval combat exhibited by the emperor Claudius, Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 63 (acc. to Tac. A. 12, 56: ipse, Claudius, insigni paludamento neque procul Agrippina chlamyde auratā praesidere).—Ut illi, quibus erat moris paludamento mutare praetextam, i. e., to exchange civil administration for military command, Plin. Pan. 56, 4; cf.: togam paludamento mutavit, i. e. peace for war, Sall. Fragm. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 24.

Origins

Cognate with pallium and palla.

Descendants
  • Englishpaludamentum
  • Italianpaludamento
  • Spanishpaludamento

In English words that came into English from palūdāmentum

  • paludamentpalūdāmentum
  • paludamentumpalūdāmentum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPaludamentumPaludamentum The root of this word and its cognate adjective is undoubtedly that contained in pallium and palla, though it is not possible to trace an…

Quick answers

What does palūdāmentum mean in Latin?
palūdāmentum, a noun, means “A military cloak or cape fastened at one shoulder.”.
What is the genitive of palūdāmentum?
The genitive singular is palūdāmentī. palūdāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce palūdāmentum?
In classical Latin, [pa.ɫuː.daːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.lu.daˈmɛn.tum].