palpebrum
Latin
Etymology
From palpō (“to touch softly; to caress, flatter”) + -brum (instrumental noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpaɫ.pɛ.brũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpal.pe.brum]
Noun
palpebrum n (genitive palpebrī); second declension
- alternative form of palpebra
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palpebrum | palpebra |
| genitive | palpebrī | palpebrōrum |
| dative | palpebrō | palpebrīs |
| accusative | palpebrum | palpebra |
| ablative | palpebrō | palpebrīs |
| vocative | palpebrum | palpebra |
References
- “palpebrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press