umbo
See also: ụm bò
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌmbəʊ
Noun
umbo (plural umbones or umbos or umboes)
- (biology) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane. For example the umbo in the integument of the larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear.
- (zoology) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
- (mycology) A bump or protrusion on the top of the cap.
- (historical) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
See also
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ambô (“belly; paunch”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈum.boː/, [ˈʊm.boː]
Noun
umbō f (genitive umbōnis); third declension
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | umbō | umbōnēs |
Genitive | umbōnis | umbōnum |
Dative | umbōnī | umbōnibus |
Accusative | umbōnem | umbōnēs |
Ablative | umbōne | umbōnibus |
Vocative | umbō | umbōnēs |
References
- umbo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- umbo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- umbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- umbo in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- umbo in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Swahili
Noun
umbo (ma class, plural maumbo)
- shape (appearance or outline)
This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at shape. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see umbo in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009
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