English

Noun

palpebra ‎(plural palpebrae)

1. The eyelid.

Related terms

• palpebral

Catalan

Noun

palpebra f ‎(plural palpebres)

1. Alternative form of parpella

Interlingua

Noun

palpebra ‎(plural palpebras)

1. eyelid

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

palpebra f ‎(plural palpebre)

1. eyelid

Latin

Etymology

From palp(e) ‎(“touch softly; caress, flatter”) +‎ -bra.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.pe.bra/, [ˈpaɫ.pɛ.bra]

Noun

palpebra f ‎(genitive palpebrae); first declension

1. (anatomy) eyelid
2. (in the plural) eyelashes

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• palpebrālis
• palpebrāris
• palpebrō

Related terms

Descendants

See also

• oculus

References

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