fibra

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See also: fibră

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibra.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

fibra f (plural fibres)

  1. fiber, fibre (all senses)
  2. (materials science) axis
  3. (figurative) energy, vigour

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ fibra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Latin fibra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.bra/
  • Rhymes: -ibra
  • Hyphenation: fì‧bra

Noun

fibra f (plural fibre)

  1. fiber, fibre (all senses)

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from *fidber or *findber, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split), whence findō.

Pronunciation

Noun

fibra f (genitive fibrae); first declension

  1. fibre, filament

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fibra fibrae
Genitive fibrae fibrārum
Dative fibrae fibrīs
Accusative fibram fibrās
Ablative fibrā fibrīs
Vocative fibra fibrae

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibra. Compare the inherited doublet fêvera.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

fibra f (plural fibras)

  1. fiber / fibre (single elongated piece of material)

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

fibra f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of fibră

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibra. Compare the inherited doublet hebra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfibɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ibɾa
  • Syllabification: fi‧bra

Noun

fibra f (plural fibras)

  1. fiber / fibre (a single elongated piece of material)
  2. fiber / fibre (a material (especially synthetic) in the form of fibers)
  3. fiber / fibre; dietary fiber / dietary fibre
  4. (informal) fiberglass / fibreglass

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