flabellum

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[edit] English

WOTD - 13 April 2007    

[edit] Etymology

From Latin flābellum "fan".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /fləˈbɛləm/
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[edit] Noun

flabellum (plural flabella)

  1. A large fan used for religious ceremonies.
  2. (botany, zoology) Any fan-shaped structure.

[edit] Translations

large fan
fan-shaped structure

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Diminutive of flabra "breeze".

[edit] Noun

flābellum (genitive flābellī); n, second declension

  1. A small (hand-held) fan, especially for keeping off flies.
  2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) flabellum.
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