limbus

English

Etymology

From Latin limbus (“edge, border”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪmbəs

Noun

limbus (plural limbi)

1. (medicine, biology) A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.

Derived terms

• limbal
• limbal ring

Related terms

• limbate

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Latin

Etymology

Possibly from the same Proto-Indo-European root as

• Sanskrit लम्बते (lambate, “hangs down”) and English limp
• Or Lithuanian linta (“ribbon”) and Old Norse linnr (“whether”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈlim.bus/

Noun

limbus (genitive limbī); m, second declension

1. A border, edge
2. hem, fringe

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	limbus	limbī
genitive	limbī	limbōrum
dative	limbō	limbīs
accusative	limbum	limbōs
ablative	limbō	limbīs
vocative	limbe	limbī

Derived terms

• limbātus

Descendants

• English: limbus
• Russian: лимб