LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

palpebra

palpebra f (genitive palpebrae)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.pɛ.bra]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.pe.bra]

Meaning

  1. feminineplural normallyan eyelid
  2. femininein pluraleyelashes
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinfemininein pluralthe eyes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalpebrapalpebrae
genitivepalpebraepalpebrārum
dativepalpebraepalpebrīs
accusativepalpebrampalpebrās
ablativepalpebrāpalpebrīs
vocativepalpebrapalpebrae

palpē^bra, ae, f. (collat. form palpē^-brum, i, n., Non. 218, 19; Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1),
I. an eyelid (usually in plur.; cf. cilium).
I. Lit.: palpebrae sunt tegmenta oculorum ... munitaeque sunt palpebrae tamquam vallo pilorum, etc., Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: ipsae palpebrae, quibus mobilitas inest, et palpitatio vocabulum tribuit, etc., Lact. Opif. Dei, 10 init.; Lucr. 4, 952: Regulum resectis palpebris vigilando necaverunt, Cic. Pis. 19, 43; cf. Tubero ap. Gell. 6, 4, 3.—In sing., Cels. 5, 26, 23.—
II. Transf.
1. Plur., the eyelashes, Plin. 11, 37, 56, § 154; 25, 13, 99, § 156.—
2. Plur., the eyes (eccl. Lat.): palpebrae ejus interrogant filios hominum, Vulg. Psa. 10, 4.

Origins

From palpō (“to touch softly; to caress, flatter”) + -bra (instrumental noun suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpalpa
  • Catalanpàlpet
  • Catalanpàrpet
  • Catalanparpella
  • Catalanparpell
  • Catalanparpall
  • Catalanparpalla
  • Catalanpàrpol
  • Catalanparpre
  • Catalanpipella
Borrowings
  • Catalanpalpebra
  • Englishpalpebra
  • Portuguesepálpebra
  • Romanianpalpebră
  • Spanishpálpebra
  • Esperantopalpebro
  • Galicianpálpebra
  • Idopalpebro
  • Interlinguapalpebra
  • Middle Englishpalpebre
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpalpetra
  • Italianpalpebra
  • Sicilianpàrpitra
  • Venetanpalpiera
  • Venetanpalpera
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishpárpado
  • Aragoneseparpiello
  • Asturianpárpagu
  • Asturianpárpadu
  • Galicianperfeba
  • Galicianperceba
  • Galicianprefreba
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianpalpiere
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmonteseparpèira
  • Piedmonteseparpèra
  • Piedmontesepalpèra
  • Piedmonteseparpèla
  • Piedmonteseparpaivre
  • Piedmonteseparpaj

In English words that came into English from palpebra

  • palpebralpalpebrālis
  • palpebrapalpebra
  • palpebratepalpebratus

Quick answers

What does palpebra mean in Latin?
palpebra, a noun, means “an eyelid; eyelashes; the eyes”.
What is the genitive of palpebra?
The genitive singular is palpebrae. palpebra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce palpebra?
In classical Latin, [ˈpaɫ.pɛ.bra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpal.pe.bra].
Which English words come from palpebra?
English words that go back to Latin palpebra include palpebra, palpebral and palpebrate.