imbrex
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English
Etymology
Noun
imbrex (plural imbrices)
- (archaeology) A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.
Further reading
Imbrex and tegula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From imber.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈim.breks/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈim.breks/,
Noun
imbrex f or m (genitive imbricis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | imbrex | imbricēs |
| Genitive | imbricis | imbricum |
| Dative | imbricī | imbricibus |
| Accusative | imbricem | imbricēs |
| Ablative | imbrice | imbricibus |
| Vocative | imbrex | imbricēs |
Derived terms
References
- “imbrex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “imbrex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imbrex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.