LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pāpiliō

pāpiliō m (genitive pāpiliōnis)
Classical[paːˈpɪ.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[paˈpiː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. butterfly, moth
  2. soul of a dead person
  3. Medieval Latintent

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepāpiliōpāpiliōnēs
genitivepāpiliōnispāpiliōnum
dativepāpiliōnīpāpiliōnibus
accusativepāpiliōnempāpiliōnēs
ablativepāpiliōnepāpiliōnibus
vocativepāpiliōpāpiliōnēs

pāpĭlĭo, ōnis, m. cf. πάλλω, brandish; palpitare, pila,
I. a butterfly, moth.
I. Lit.: ferali mutant cum papilione figuram, Ov. M. 15, 374; cf. Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 65; 21, 14, 47, § 81; 28, 10, 45, § 162.—Also of other winged insects, Plin. 11, 32, 37, § 112; 11, 23, 27, § 77.—
II. Transf., a tent, pavilion: in expeditionibus apertis papilionibus prandit atque coenavit, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 51; Spart. Pescen. 11; Treb. Poll. Trig. Tyr. 16; Tert. ad Mart. 3; Vulg. Exod. 33, 8; id. Num. 16, 27; id. 2 Reg. 11, 11. The Fratres Arvales also made use of such tents when making their offerings in the grove of Dia, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. n. 41.

Origins

Probably a reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *pal- (“to feel, touch, shake”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (“butterfly”) (whence German Falter), Proto-Slavic *perpelъ (“quail”), Latvian paipala (“quail”), Old Mazanderani پاپلی (pāp(e)lē, “butterfly”).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpavelló
  • Catalanpapalló
  • Catalanpapallona
  • Catalanpapaió
  • Occitanparpalhon
  • Occitanparpalhòl
  • Occitanparpalhòu
  • Gasconpavalhfrom Occitan parpalhon
  • Gasconpavalhonfrom Occitan parpalhon
  • Gasconparpalhafrom Occitan parpalhon
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Englishpavilionfrom Old French paveillon
  • Frenchpavillonfrom Old French paveillon
  • Portuguesepavilhãofrom Old French paveillon
  • Spanishpabellónfrom Old French paveillon
  • Frenchpapillonfrom Old French papeillon
  • unknownpavilhonfrom Franco-Provençal parpelyon
Italo-Romance
  • Italianpapiglione
  • Italianpadiglione
  • Italianparpaglione
  • Italianfarfalla
  • Sicilianparpagghiuni
Padanian
  • Emilianparpaja
  • Emilianparpajen
  • Ligurianparpagion
  • Lombardparpaja
  • Lombardparpaj
  • Lombardparpala
  • Piedmonteseparpajon
  • Piedmonteseparpajora
  • Piedmonteseparpajola
  • Romagnolparpaja

In English words that came into English from pāpiliō

  • pavilionpāpiliōnem
  • papillonpāpiliō
  • papilionaceouspapilionaceus

Quick answers

What does pāpiliō mean in Latin?
pāpiliō, a noun, means “butterfly, moth; soul of a dead person; tent”.
What is the genitive of pāpiliō?
The genitive singular is pāpiliōnis. pāpiliō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pāpiliō?
In classical Latin, [paːˈpɪ.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈpiː.li.o].
Which English words come from pāpiliō?
English words that go back to Latin pāpiliō include pavilion, papillon and papilionaceous.