fíbula

See also: fibula and fibulă

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet sivella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈfi.βu.lə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈfi.bu.lə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfi.bu.la]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbules)

  1. (anatomy) fibula
    Synonym: peroné

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Related to fivela.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.bu.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.bu.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.bu.lɐ/ [ˈfi.βu.lɐ]

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

  1. (anatomy) fibula
    Synonym: (dated) perónio

Hypernyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet hebilla.

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

  1. fibula (ancient kind of brooch)
  2. (uncommon) fibula (bone)
    Synonym: peroné
  3. (mycology) clamp connection

Further reading

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