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fibra

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See also: fibră

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fibra.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fibra f (plural fibres)

  1. fiber, fibre (all senses)
  2. (materials science) axis
  3. (figurative) energy, vigour

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ fibra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin fibra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.bra/
  • Rhymes: -ibra
  • Hyphenation: fì‧bra

Noun

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fibra f (plural fibre)

  1. fiber, fibre (all senses)
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Possibly from *fidber or *findber, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split), whence findō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fibra f (genitive fibrae); first declension

  1. fibre, filament

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative fibra fibrae
genitive fibrae fibrārum
dative fibrae fibrīs
accusative fibram fibrās
ablative fibrā fibrīs
vocative fibra fibrae

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fibra. Compare the inherited doublet fêvera.

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Noun

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fibra f (plural fibras)

  1. fiber / fibre (single elongated piece of material)
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Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fibra f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of fibră

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fibra. Compare the inherited doublet hebra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfibɾa/ [ˈfi.β̞ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -ibɾa
  • Syllabification: fi‧bra

Noun

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fibra f (plural fibras)

  1. fiber / fibre (a single elongated piece of material)
  2. fiber / fibre (a material (especially synthetic) in the form of fibers)
  3. fiber / fibre; dietary fiber / dietary fibre
  4. (informal) fiberglass / fibreglass

Derived terms

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Further reading

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