vibia

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain; proposed derivations include:

• From a root common to Ancient Greek γέφυρα (géphura, “dyke, dam”) and Old Armenian կամուրջ (kamurǰ, “bridge”).
• From Proto-Indo-European *wh₁iéye-, from *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”). Cognates include Latin vieō, Sanskrit व्ययति (vyáyati), Ancient Greek ἴτυς (ítus, “felloe”), Ἶρις (Îris), Russian вить (vitʹ), English wire, garland.

Noun

vibia f (genitive vibiae); first declension

1. A plank, crosspiece supported on trestles so as to form a bank

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vibia	vibiae
genitive	vibiae	vibiārum
dative	vibiae	vibiīs
accusative	vibiam	vibiās
ablative	vibiā	vibiīs
vocative	vibia	vibiae

References

• “vibia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vibia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

vibia

1. plural of kibia