imbrex

English

Etymology

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

Latin

Etymology

From imber.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈim.breks/, [ˈɪm.brɛks]

Noun

imbrex f (genitive imbricis); third declension

  1. imbrex, pantile

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative imbrex imbricēs
Genitive imbricis imbricum
Dative imbricī imbricibus
Accusative imbricem imbricēs
Ablative imbrice imbricibus
Vocative imbrex imbricēs

Derived terms

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
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