limbus
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Contents
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.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
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 m (genitive limbī); 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 |
