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Webster 1913 Edition
Supercilium
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Suˊper-cil′i-um
,Noun.
[L.]
(Zool.)
The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows.
Definition 2024
supercilium
supercilium
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /su.perˈki.li.um/, [sʊ.pɛrˈkɪ.li.ũ]
Noun
supercilium n (genitive superciliī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | supercilium | supercilia |
| genitive | superciliī | superciliōrum |
| dative | superciliō | superciliīs |
| accusative | supercilium | supercilia |
| ablative | superciliō | superciliīs |
| vocative | supercilium | supercilia |
Descendants
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References
- supercilium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- supercilium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- SUPERCILIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “supercilium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.