fimbriae

See also: fimbriæ

English

Noun

fimbriae

  1. 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/, [ˈfɪm.bri.ae̯]

Noun

fimbriae f pl (genitive fimbriārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. fibres, threads, shreds, fringe

Inflection

First declension.

Case Plural
Nominative fimbriae
Genitive fimbriārum
Dative fimbriīs
Accusative fimbriās
Ablative fimbriīs
Vocative fimbriae

Noun

fimbriae

  1. nominative plural of fimbria
  2. genitive singular of fimbria
  3. dative singular of fimbria
  4. vocative plural of fimbria

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, 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
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