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): (Valencian) [ˈfi.bu.la]

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbules)

(anatomy) fibula
Synonym: peroné

Portuguese

Etymology

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

(anatomy) fibula
Synonym: (dated) perónio

Hypernyms

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Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

fibula (ancient kind of brooch)
(uncommon) fibula (bone)
Synonym: peroné
(mycology) clamp connection

Further reading

“fíbula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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