vibrissae
English
Noun
vibrissae
- plural of vibrissa
Latin
Etymology
From vibrō (“I tremble, vibrate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wiːˈbris.sae̯/, [wiːˈbrɪs.sae̯]
Noun
vībrissae f (genitive vībrissārum); first declension (plural only)
- The hairs of the nose
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | vībrissae |
| Genitive | vībrissārum |
| Dative | vībrissīs |
| Accusative | vībrissās |
| Ablative | vībrissīs |
| Vocative | vībrissae |
Descendants
- Italian: vibrissa
References
- vibrissae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- vibrissae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press