fíbula
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet sivella.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fíbula f (plural fíbules)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet fivela.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fíbula f (plural fíbulas)
Hypernyms edit
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet hebilla.
Noun edit
fíbula f (plural fíbulas)
- fibula (ancient kind of brooch)
- (uncommon) fibula (bone)
- Synonym: peroné
- (mycology) clamp connection
Further reading edit
- “fíbula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014