vibrissae

English

Noun

vibrissae

  1. plural of vibrissa

Latin

Etymology

From vibrō (“I tremble, vibrate”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wiːˈbris.sae̯/, [wiːˈbrɪs.sae̯]

Noun

vībrissae f (genitive vībrissārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. The hairs of the nose

Inflection

First declension.

Case Plural
Nominative vībrissae
Genitive vībrissārum
Dative vībrissīs
Accusative vībrissās
Ablative vībrissīs
Vocative vībrissae

Descendants

References
  • vibrissae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • vibrissae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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