patulus

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Latin

Etymology

pateo (“I am open”) +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

patulus (feminine patula, neuter patulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. open, wide open, gaping
  2. spread out, extended
  3. common (open to all)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative patulus patula patulum patulī patulae patula
Genitive patulī patulae patulī patulōrum patulārum patulōrum
Dative patulō patulō patulīs
Accusative patulum patulam patulum patulōs patulās patula
Ablative patulō patulā patulō patulīs
Vocative patule patula patulum patulī patulae patula

Derived terms

  • Sicilian: pacchiu

Related terms

References

  • “patulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “patulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • patulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • patulus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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