tibia
/ˈtɪbiə/TIH-bee-uh
/ˈtɪbiə/TIH-bee-uh
Meaningthe shin
Common meaning: the shin-bone
- tibithe shin-bone; a pipeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1870 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
Journey through time
- Latintībia, -ae‘the shin-bone’
- Englishtibia‘the shin-bone’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tībia ‘the shin-bone; a pipe’.
Roots
- tībia, -ae Latin “the shin-bone; a pipe”
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