imbrex

English

imbrices

Etymology

From Latin imbrex.

Noun

imbrex (plural imbrices)

1. (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 or m (genitive imbricis); third declension

1. imbrex, pantile

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

• imbricō

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.