limbus
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin limbus (“edge, border”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪmbəs
Noun [edit]
limbus (plural limbi)
- (medicine, biology) A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Possibly from the same Proto-Indo-European root as
- Sanskrit लम्बते (lambate, “hangs down”) and English limp
- Or Lithuanian linta (“ribbon”) and Old Norse linnr (“whether”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
limbus (genitive limbī); m, second declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | limbus | limbī |
| genitive | limbī | limbōrum |
| dative | limbō | limbīs |
| accusative | limbum | limbōs |
| ablative | limbō | limbīs |
| vocative | limbe | limbī |
