supercilium
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin supercilium.
Noun
supercilium (plural supercilia)
- eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye)
- the region of the eyebrows
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /su.perˈki.li.um/, [sʊ.pɛrˈkɪ.li.ũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | supercilium | supercilia |
| Genitive | superciliī | superciliōrum |
| Dative | superciliō | superciliīs |
| Accusative | supercilium | supercilia |
| Ablative | superciliō | superciliīs |
| Vocative | supercilium | supercilia |
Descendants
- Aromanian: sprindzeanã
- Catalan: sobrecella
- Corsican: sopracigliu
- French: sourcil
- Friulian: sorecee
- Galician: sobrecella
- Italian: sopracciglio
- Norman: soucile
- Occitan: subrecilha
- Portuguese: sobrancelha, supercílio
- Romanian: sprânceană
- Romansch: survantscheglia
- Sicilian: supraccigghiu
- Spanish: sobreceja, sobrecejo
References
- supercilium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- supercilium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- supercilium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- supercilium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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