manubrium

English

Etymology

From Latin manūbrium (“handle”).

Noun

manubrium (plural manubria or manubriums)

  1. (anatomy) The broad, upper part of the sternum.
  2. (zoology) The tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish and ending in a mouth.
  3. A knob or handle that controls the stops of an organ.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈnuː.bri.um/, [maˈnuː.bri.ũ]

Noun

manūbrium n (genitive manūbriī); second declension

  1. handle, haft

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative manūbrium manūbria
Genitive manūbriī manūbriōrum
Dative manūbriō manūbriīs
Accusative manūbrium manūbria
Ablative manūbriō manūbriīs
Vocative manūbrium manūbria

Derived terms
  • eximere alicui ex manu manubrium

Descendants

References
  • manubrium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • manubrium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • manubrium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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