imbrex

English

Etymology

Noun

imbrex (plural imbrices)

(archaeology) A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.

Further reading

Imbrex and tegula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From imber.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.breks/, [ˈɪm.brɛks]

Noun

imbrex f (genitive imbricis); third declension

imbrex, pantile

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	imbrex	imbricēs
genitive	imbricis	imbricum
dative	imbricī	imbricibus
accusative	imbricem	imbricēs
ablative	imbrice	imbricibus
vocative	imbrex	imbricēs

Derived terms

imbricō

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
imbrex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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