fimbriae
See also: fimbriæ
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪm.bɹi.i/
Noun
fimbriae
- plural of fimbria
Latin
Etymology
Unclear. Maybe from a Proto-Indo-European root common to fīlum (“thread, yarn”) and fibra (“fibre”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfim.bri.ae̯/, [ˈfɪmbriäe̯]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfim.bri.e/, [ˈfimbrie]
Noun
fimbriae f pl (genitive fimbriārum); first declension (plural only)
- Fibres, threads, shreds, fibrous part, fringe.
Inflection
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | fimbriae |
| Genitive | fimbriārum |
| Dative | fimbriīs |
| Accusative | fimbriās |
| Ablative | fimbriīs |
| Vocative | fimbriae |
Derived terms
- fimbriātus (adjective)
Noun
fimbriae f
- inflection of fimbria:
- genitive/dative singular
- nominative/vocative plural
References
- “fimbriae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fimbriae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fimbriae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fimbriae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “fimbriae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “fimbriae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin