different between labral vs labrum

English

Etymology

labr(um) +? -al

Adjective

labral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) relating to a labrum (lip-like projection)

Derived terms

• paralabral

English

Etymology

From Latin labrum (“lip”).

Noun

labrum (plural labrums or labra)

1. (entomology) The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.
2. (anatomy) Any of several lip-like projections.
3. A large basin of warm water, with an overhanging lip, in a Roman bath.

Derived terms

• glenoid labrum
• acetabular labrum

Related terms

• labral

Translations

References

• labrum at OneLook Dictionary Search
• labrum in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• brumal, lumbar, umbral

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down”). Cognate to labium and to English lip.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?la.brum/, [???äb????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?la.brum/, [?l??b?um]

Noun

labrum n (genitive labr?); second declension

1. lip
2. (by extension) edge, margin, brim, lip

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Synonyms

• (lip): labia/labea/labium

Derived terms

• labellum
• labr?sus

Descendants

Etymology 2

Contraction from lav?brum (“bathing tub”), from lav? (“to wash, bathe”) +? -brum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?la?.brum/, [???ä?b????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?la.brum/, [?l??b?um]

Noun

l?brum n (genitive l?br?); second declension

2. A bathing tub, bathtub, basin, bowl
3. A bath, bathing place.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Synonyms

• (bathing tub): lav?brum
• (bathing place): lav?crum, lav?ti?

Derived terms

• l?bellum

Related terms

References

• labrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• labrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• labrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• labrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• labrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• labrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin