[ˈpaɫ.ma], [ˈpal.ma], [ˈpaɫ.maː]
OriginInherited from Proto-Italic *palamā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂, from *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πᾰλᾰ́μη (pălắmē), Old Irish lám, Old English folm, Albanian shpall.
- declension-1, femininepalm of the hand, hand
“ingemit, et duplicīs tendēns ad sīdera palmās” — Groaning, and extending both [his] hands to the stars, [Aeneas] responds with such an expression [of his fear]: ….
(Facing imminent death at sea, Aeneas invokes the gods, raising his hands with the pa
- declension-1, feminineblade of an oar
- declension-1, femininepalm tree; date tree
- declension-1, feminine, figurativelyvictory
- Medieval-Latin, declension-1, femininea linear measure, palm, of various exact values throughout Europe but usually one quarter of the local foot.
- declension-1, feminine, singularPalma, Palma de Mallorca (a city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca)
Formspalmae(genitive) · palma(nominative, singular) · palmae(nominative, plural) · palmae(genitive, singular) · palmārum(genitive, plural) · palmae(dative, singular) · palmīs(dative, plural) · palmam(accusative, singular) · palmās(accusative, plural) · palmā(ablative, singular) · palmīs(ablative, plural) · palma(singular, vocative) · palmae(plural, vocative) · Palmae(genitive) · Palma(nominative, singular) · Palmae(genitive, singular) · Palmae(dative, singular) · Palmam(accusative, singular) · Palmā(ablative, singular) · Palma(singular, vocative)