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Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
palpebro (accusative singular palpebron, plural palpebroj, accusative plural palpebrojn)
- eyelid, palpebra
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto palpebro, English palpebra, French paupière, Italian palpebra, Spanish párpado.
Pronunciation
Noun
palpebro (plural palpebri)
- eyelid
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From palpebra (“eyelid”), from palpō (“touch softly; caress, flatter”).
Pronunciation
Verb
palpebrō (present infinitive palpebrāre); first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem
- (intransitive) to wink frequently, blink
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- “palpebro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palpebro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.