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imbrex
imbrex
English
Noun
imbrex (plural imbrices)
- (archaeology) A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.
External links
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Imbrex and tegula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈim.breks/, [ˈɪm.brɛks]
Noun
imbrex f (genitive imbricis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imbrex | imbricēs |
| genitive | imbricis | imbricum |
| dative | imbricī | imbricibus |
| accusative | imbricem | imbricēs |
| ablative | imbrice | imbricibus |
| vocative | imbrex | imbricēs |
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “imbrex”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.