English

Noun

patera ‎(plural paterae)

1. A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in a ritual context such as a libation.
2. (architecture) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.

Latin

Etymology

From pateo

Noun

patera f ‎(genitive paterae); first declension

1. A broad, flat dish or saucer, used especially for libations

Inflection

First declension.

References

• patera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• patera in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• PATERA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “patera”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• patera in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• patera in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit पत्र ‎(patra).

Alternative forms

• ڤاترا

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /patərə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /patəra/
• Rhymes: -ərə, -rə

Noun

patera ‎(Jawi spelling ڤاترا)

1. leaf (part of a plant)

Synonyms

• daun / داءون

Spanish

Noun

patera f ‎(plural pateras)

1. small boat (especially one used for illegal immigration across the Mediterranean Sea)