LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension three-termination adjective

palūster

palūster (feminine palūstris, neuter palūstre)
Classical[paˈɫuːs.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[paˈlus.ter]

Meaning

  1. three terminationswampy, marshy; boggy.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalūsterpalūstrispalūstre
genitivepalūstrispalūstrispalūstris
dativepalūstrīpalūstrīpalūstrī
accusativepalūstrempalūstrempalūstre
ablativepalūstrīpalūstrīpalūstrī
vocativepalūsterpalūstrispalūstre
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalūstrēspalūstrēspalūstria
genitivepalūstriumpalūstriumpalūstrium
dativepalūstribuspalūstribuspalūstribus
accusativepalūstrīs
palūstrēs		palūstrīs
palūstrēs		palūstria
ablativepalūstribuspalūstribuspalūstribus
vocativepalūstrēspalūstrēspalūstria

păluster, tris, tre (
I. masc. palustris, Col. 8, 14, 2), adj. 2. palus, fenny, marshy, swampy.
I. Lit.: locus, Caes. B. G. 7, 20: ager, Liv. 36, 22; 22, 2: ulva, Verg. G. 3, 175; Col. 8, 14, 2: ranae, Hor. S. 1, 5, 14; cf. calami, Ov. M. 1, 706.—In plur. subst.: pă-lustrĭa, ĭum, n., swampy places, Plin. 14, 16, 19, § 110; Vulg. Ezech. 47, 11.—
II. Trop.: lux, i. e., a filthy, vicious life, Pers. 5, 60.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pelH-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*palūts
  3. Latinpalūster

Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -tris Latin paluster From palūd- (“swamp, bog”) + -ter, alternative form of -tris.

Descendants
  • Catalanpalustre
  • Frenchpalustre
  • Italianpalustre
  • Portuguesepalustre
  • Spanishpalustre
  • RussianПолюстрово

Quick answers

What does palūster mean in Latin?
palūster, a adjective, means “swampy, marshy; boggy.”.
How do you pronounce palūster?
In classical Latin, [paˈɫuːs.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈlus.ter].
Where does palūster come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der.? → Proto-Italic *palūts → Latin palūster.