palpebrum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From palpō (“to touch softly; to caress, flatter”) + -brum (instrumental noun suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpal.pe.brum/, [ˈpäɫ̪pɛbrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpal.pe.brum/, [ˈpälpebrum]
Noun
[edit]palpebrum n (genitive palpebrī); second declension
- Alternative form of palpebra.
Inflection
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palpebrum | palpebra |
| genitive | palpebrī | palpebrōrum |
| dative | palpebrō | palpebrīs |
| accusative | palpebrum | palpebra |
| ablative | palpebrō | palpebrīs |
| vocative | palpebrum | palpebra |
References
[edit]- “palpebrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press