fíbula

See also: fibula and fibulă

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet sivella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfi.βu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfi.bu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfi.bu.la]

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbules)

1. (anatomy) fibula

   Synonym: peroné

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Related to fivela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.bu.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.bu.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.bu.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.bu.lɐ/ [ˈfi.βu.lɐ]

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

1. (anatomy) fibula

   Synonym: (dated) perónio

Hypernyms

• osso

Related terms

• canela
• fivela
• tíbia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet hebilla.

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

1. fibula (ancient kind of brooch)
2. (uncommon) fibula (bone)

   Synonym: peroné

3. (mycology) clamp connection

Further reading

• “fíbula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10