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Frons
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Frons
,Noun.
[L.,
front
.] (Anal.)
The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
Definition 2024
frons
frons
See also: fröns
English
Grasshopper-head: a:antenna; b:ocelli; c:vertex; d:compound eye; e:occiput; f:gena; g:pleurostoma; h:mandible; i:labial palp; j:maxillary palps; k:maxilla; l:labrum; m:clypeus; n:frons
Noun
frons
- (anatomy) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
- (entomology) The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking the frons is the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Generally it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /frons/, [frõːs]
Etymology 1
Frons (forehead) virī.
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰron-t- (compare Irish braine 'prow, edge', Old Norse brandr 'sword blade'), from *bʰren- 'project'. See below.
Noun
frōns f (genitive frontis); third declension
- (anatomy) forehead
- brow, countenance (as an indicator of feelings)
- front, facade
- foremost part of anything
- cover (of a book or scroll)
- circumference (of a wheel)
- (figuratively) outside, exterior, appearance
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | frōns | frontēs |
| genitive | frontis | frontium |
| dative | frontī | frontibus |
| accusative | frontem | frontēs |
| ablative | fronte | frontibus |
| vocative | frōns | frontēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
frons (leafy branch)
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰron-d- (compare Old English brant 'steep', Latvian bruôds 'roof ridge'), from *bʰren- 'project'.
Noun
frōns f (genitive frondis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | frōns | frondēs |
| genitive | frondis | frondium |
| dative | frondī | frondibus |
| accusative | frondem | frondēs |
| ablative | fronde | frondibus |
| vocative | frōns | frondēs |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- frons in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- frons in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- FRONS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “frons”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to frown: frontem contrahere (opp. explicare)
- to beat one's brow: frontem ferire, percutere
- one can see it in his face: in fronte alicuius inscriptum est
- not to betray one's feelings by one's looks: sententiam fronte celare, tegere
- to frown: frontem contrahere (opp. explicare)