imbrex
English
Etymology
Noun
imbrex (plural imbrices)
- (archaeology) A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.
Further reading
Imbrex and tegula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From imber.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈim.breks/, [ˈɪmbrɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈim.breks/, [ˈimbreks]
Noun
imbrex f (genitive imbricis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | imbrex | imbricēs |
Genitive | imbricis | imbricum |
Dative | imbricī | imbricibus |
Accusative | imbricem | imbricēs |
Ablative | imbrice | imbricibus |
Vocative | imbrex | imbricēs |
Derived terms
References
- “imbrex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “imbrex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imbrex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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