vibrissae

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

vibrissae

  1. plural of vibrissa

Latin

Etymology

From vibrō (“I tremble, vibrate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vibrissae f pl (genitive vibrissārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. whiskers, the hairs of the nose

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative vibrissae
Genitive vibrissārum
Dative vibrissīs
Accusative vibrissās
Ablative vibrissīs
Vocative vibrissae

Descendants

  • Italian: vibrissa

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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