Esperanto

Noun

palpebro ‎(accusative singular palpebron, plural palpebroj, accusative plural palpebrojn)

1. eyelid

Related terms

• palpebrumi ‎(“to blink”)

Latin

Etymology

From palpebra ‎(“eyelid”), from palpō ‎(“touch softly; caress, flatter”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.pe.broː/

Verb

palpebrō ‎(present infinitive palpebrāre); first conjugation, no perfect

1. (intransitive) I wink frequently, blink.

Inflection

• No perfect or supine forms.

Derived terms

• palpebrātiō

Related terms

References

• palpebro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “palpebro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.