LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

imbrex

imbrex f or m (genitive imbricis)
Classical[ˈɪm.brɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈim.breks]

Meaning

  1. femininein pluralmasculineimbrex, pantile: a curved roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the larger, heavier and flat tegula
    Coordinate term: tēgula
    At ita me di deaeque omnis ament, nisi mihi supplicium virgeum de te datur longum diutinumque, a mane ad vesperum, quod meas confregisti imbricis et tegulas,[…]c. 206 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus 2.6.21–24
  2. femininemasculineof things shaped like a pantile
  3. femininemasculinea gutter, a trough for watering beasts
    Cupa qua fini in modiolos erit, utrimque secus imbricibus ferreis quattuor de suo sibi utrimque secus facito qui figas. Imbrices medias clavulis figito. Supra imbrices extrinsecus cupam pertundito, qua clavus eat, qui orbem cludat.234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 21.3
    Nonnulli rorem marinum aqua mulsea decoctum, cum gelaverit, imbricibus infusum praebent libandum.4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 9.13.6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimbreximbricēs
genitiveimbricisimbricum
dativeimbricīimbricibus
accusativeimbricemimbricēs
ablativeimbriceimbricibus
vocativeimbreximbricēs

imbrex, ĭcis, f. (less freq. m., Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 114; Arn. 3, 107) [imber],
I. a hollow tile, gutter-tile, pantile (used in roofs for the purpose of leading off the rain; cf.: tegula, operculum, tectorium).
I. Lit.: tegulae vocatae, quod tegant aedes; et imbrices quod accipiant imbres, Isid. Orig. 19, 10: meas confregisti imbrices et tegulas, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 24; id. Most. 1, 2, 28; Sisenn. ap. Non. 125, 18; Plin. 36, 22, 44, § 159; Verg. G. 4, 296.—
II. Transf., of things shaped like a pantile.
A. A gutter, a trough for watering beasts, Col. 9, 13, 6; 2, 2, 9; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 114; Cato, R. R. 21, 3.—
B. A certain part of a hog (either the ear, sparerib, or womb), Mart. 2, 37, 2.—
C. Imbrex narium, the partition (saeptum) in the nose, Arn. 3, 107.—
D. A mode of applauding with the hands formed into hollows, invented by Nero, Suet. Ner. 20.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nebʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥bʰrís
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥βris
  4. Latinimbrex

Latin -ex Latin imbrex From imber + -ex, named for use as tiles designed to shed rainwater and keep buildings dry.

Descendants
  • Englishimbrex
  • Frenchimbrex
  • Italianembrice

In English words that came into English from imbrex

  • imbricateimbricātus
  • imbricationimbricātus
  • imbreximbrex

Quick answers

What does imbrex mean in Latin?
imbrex, a noun, means “imbrex, pantile: a curved roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the larger, heavier and flat tegula; of things shaped like a pantile”.
What is the genitive of imbrex?
The genitive singular is imbricis. imbrex is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce imbrex?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪm.brɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈim.breks].
Where does imbrex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrís → Proto-Italic *n̥βris → Latin imbrex.
Which English words come from imbrex?
English words that go back to Latin imbrex include imbrex, imbricate and imbrication.