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palma.

palm/width of the hand; hand; palm tree/branch; date; palm award/first place;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpaɫ.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈpal.ma][ˈpaɫ.maː]Classical-Latin[ˈpal.ma]
  1. palm of the hand, hand

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. blade of an oar

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. palm tree; date tree

    declension-1 · feminine
  4. victory

    declension-1 · feminine · figuratively
  5. a linear measure, palm, of various exact values throughout Europe but usually one quarter of the local foot.

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited 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 shpullë.

noun[ˈpaɫ.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈpal.ma][ˈpaɫ.maː]Classical-Latin[ˈpal.ma]
  1. alternative form of parma (“small shield”)

    alt-of · alternative · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Collateral form of parma.

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