fibula
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“clasp, buckle”).
Noun
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fibula (plural fibulas or fibulae or fibulæ)
- (anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the calf bone.
- An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
calf bone — see calf bone
ancient brooch
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See also
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fībula. Doublet of the inherited fibbia.
Noun
fibula f (plural fibule)
Synonyms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.bu.la/, [ˈfiːbʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.bu.la/, [ˈfiːbulä]
Noun
fībula f (genitive fībulae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | fībula | fībulae |
Genitive | fībulae | fībulārum |
Dative | fībulae | fībulīs |
Accusative | fībulam | fībulās |
Ablative | fībulā | fībulīs |
Vocative | fībula | fībulae |
Descendants
References
- “fibula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fibula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fibula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fibula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “fibula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “fibula”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
fȉbula f (Cyrillic spelling фи̏була)
Declension
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