labrum
See also: Labrum
English
Noun
labrum (plural labrums or labra)
- (entomology) The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.
- (anatomy) Any of several lip-like projections.
- A large basin of warm water, with an overhanging lip, in a Roman bath.
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Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down”). Cognate to labium and to English lip.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.brum/, [ˈɫa.brũ]
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | labrum | labra |
Genitive | labrī | labrōrum |
Dative | labrō | labrīs |
Accusative | labrum | labra |
Ablative | labrō | labrīs |
Vocative | labrum | labra |
Derived terms
- labellum
- labrōsus
Descendants
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlaː.brum/, [ˈɫaː.brũ]
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lābrum | lābra |
Genitive | lābrī | lābrōrum |
Dative | lābrō | lābrīs |
Accusative | lābrum | lābra |
Ablative | lābrō | lābrīs |
Vocative | lābrum | lābra |
Derived terms
References
- labrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- labrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- labrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to have a superficial knowledge, a smattering of literature, of the sciences: primis (ut dicitur) or primoribus labris gustare or attingere litteras
- to have a superficial knowledge, a smattering of literature, of the sciences: primis (ut dicitur) or primoribus labris gustare or attingere litteras
- labrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- labrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- “labbro” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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