imbricus

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Latin

Etymology

imber (“rain”) +‎ -icus

Pronunciation

Adjective

imbricus (feminine imbrica, neuter imbricum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rainy, rain-bringing

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative imbricus imbrica imbricum imbricī imbricae imbrica
Genitive imbricī imbricae imbricī imbricōrum imbricārum imbricōrum
Dative imbricō imbricō imbricīs
Accusative imbricum imbricam imbricum imbricōs imbricās imbrica
Ablative imbricō imbricā imbricō imbricīs
Vocative imbrice imbrica imbricum imbricī imbricae imbrica

References

  • “imbricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • imbricus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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