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PRONUNCIATION OF FIBULAE

fibulae  [ˈfɪbjʊˌliː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIBULAE

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determiner
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Fibulae is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FIBULAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fibulae

Fibula (brooch)

A fibula is an ancient brooch. Technically, the Latin term, fibulae, refers to Roman brooches; however, the term is widely used to refer to brooches from the entire ancient and early medieval world that continue Roman forms. Nevertheless, its use in English is more restricted than in other languages, and in particular post-Roman brooches from the British Isles are just called brooches, where in German they would probably be fibulae. Unlike most modern brooches, fibulae were not only decorative; they originally served a practical function: to fasten clothing, such as cloaks. Fibulae replaced straight pins that were used to fasten clothing in the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age. In turn, fibulae were replaced as clothing fasteners by buttons in the Middle Ages. Their descendant, the modern safety pin, remains in use today. In ancient Rome and other places where Latin was used, the same word denoted both a brooch and the fibula bone because a popular form for brooches and the shape of the bone were thought to resemble one another. There are hundreds of different types of fibulae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIBULAE


auriculae
ɔːˈrɪkjʊˌliː
canulae
ˈkænjʊˌliː
copulae
ˈkɒpjʊˌliː
corbiculae
kɔːˈbɪkjʊˌliː
feculae
ˈfɛkjʊˌliː
formulae
ˈfɔːmjʊˌliː
furculae
ˈfɜːkjʊˌliː
insulae
ˈɪnsjʊˌliː
ligulae
ˈlɪɡjʊˌliː
lunulae
ˈluːnjʊˌliː
morulae
ˈmɒrjʊˌliː
nebulae
ˈnɛbjʊˌliː
papulae
ˈpæpjʊˌliː
pinnulae
ˈpɪnjʊˌliː
planulae
ˈplænjʊˌliː
radulae
ˈrædjʊˌliː
trabeculae
trəˈbekjʊˌliː
ungulae
ˈʌŋɡjʊˌliː
valleculae
vəˈlekjʊˌliː
Vulpeculae
vʌlˈpɛkjʊˌliː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIBULAE

fibroid
fibroin
Fibrolite
fibroma
fibromata
fibromatous
fibromyalgia
fibronectin
fibrosarcoma
fibrose
fibrosis
fibrositis
fibrotic
fibrous
fibrously
fibrousness
fibrovascular
fibster
fibula
fibular

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIBULAE

aciculae
alulae
blastulae
cannulae
comatulae
cuticulae
faculae
Faesulae
ferulae
fistulae
florulae
gastrulae
infulae
maculae
nubeculae
scapulae
situlae
tarantulae
tibiofibulae
uvulae

Synonyms and antonyms of fibulae in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fibulae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIBULAE

Find out the translation of fibulae to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fibulae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fibulae» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腓骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fíbulas
570 millions of speakers

English

fibulae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fibulae
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشظية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фибулы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fíbulas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fibules
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fibulae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fibeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腓骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fibulae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fibulae
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fibulae
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fibulalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fibule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzałach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фібули
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fibule
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόρπες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fibulae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fibulae
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fibulae
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fibulae

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIBULAE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIBULAE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fibulae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIBULAE»

Discover the use of fibulae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fibulae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fibulae
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Stephen Coleridge, 2012
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Ancient Greeks West and East: Edited by Gocha R. Tsetskhladze
likely to be closer to twenty if other hints as to grave size or skeleton size are taken into account.16 The association is not exclusive, but the proportion of fibulae found in child graves is striking: in terms of numbers of fibulae, just over half (43) ...
Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, 1999
3
Magdalenska gora: družbena struktura in grobni rituali ...
... Single-looped fibulae ...................................................................................................... ................................ 195 Single-looped fibulae with a wire bow . ... 208 4.7.4 Two- or three-knobbed fibulae . ... 231 4.7.7 Band, long-footed and small bow fibulae .
Sneža Tecco Hvala, 2012
4
Immigration and Emigration Within the Ancient Near East: ...
Such plain, functional type of fibulae were widely spread in the ancient Near East during very long period3. Fibulae of various types are commonly found in local excavations — in strata and tombs — indicating that during the Iron Age, and ...
Karel van Lerberghe, Antoon Schoors, 1995
5
The Archaeology of Phrygian Gordion, Royal City of Midas: ...
The fibulae are the most abundant group of bronze objects found at the Citadel Mound. In view of the current re-examination of artifacts and stratigraphy prompted by the new Gordion chronology, the fibulae from this stratum are of special ...
C. Brian Rose, 2013
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The Metal Objects (1952-1989)
35 Although a bow fibula with twisted bow from Perachora has been considered by Payne to be of Geometric date, some similar bow fibulae with twisted bows from other sites have been dated as early as the Submycenaean period.36 Isthmia ...
Isabelle Kelly Raubitschek
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Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
In a hot spring, the Riesenquelle (giant spring), in the township of Lahost, north of Duchcov (then still known by its German name Dux), a bronze cauldron containing hundreds of fibulae and numerous other metal items was discovered. Most of ...
John T. Koch, 2006
8
How Ancient Europeans Saw the World: Vision, Patterns, and ...
Most of the fibulae are ofthe same basic form, though they vary in details of ornament. The date of the deposit is probably between 300 and 250 BC. At La Tène in Switzerland, along with the swords and scabbards recovered from the lake ...
Peter S. Wells, 2012
9
Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the ...
Note that no fibulae were excavated in the Sialk B cemetery. Ghirshman (19 38- 39, 76) specifically stated that “La fibule est inconnue a Sialk. . . .” In Ghirshman 1964 (279) the statement is repeated, but in the same paragraph he conflated ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Oscar White Muscarella, 1988
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Stymphalos: The Acropolis Sanctuary
6.13 Est. L 8.2; W 3.5 to 2.9; Wt. 4.4 Fibulae (244–6) In contrast to more than three dozen pins found in the Sanctuary, only two or three fibulae were found: a knob bow-hinged fibula (244), a plain bow fibula (245), and a spiral fragment possibly ...
Gerald P. Schaus, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIBULAE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fibulae is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bronze Age Gold Threads Unearthed in Denmark
These include rings, four bracelets and six bowls, as well as golden fibulae which were found along with the spirals. It was these fibulae, ... «New Historian, Jul 15»
2
Archaeologists reveal more about Roman marching camp found at …
The dig exceeded the expectations of project manager Ian Milsted and produced a variety of small finds such as pottery shards and fibulae ... «Culture24, Jul 15»
3
Iron Age Warrior Lived with Arrowhead in Spine
But the plundered kurgan held only a few scattered bones, including ribs, fibulae (lower-leg bones) and a vertebra. Radiocarbon dating ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
4
Christina Broom: shooting suffragettes
The injury was serious, causing necrosis of the tibia and fibulae bones, and he never returned to his ironmongery business. On the advice of a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Berber traditions find favour with western designers
“While you cannot wear such heavy pieces today, some techniques and materials are being incorporated into designs — such as fibulae ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
6
Earliest Case Of Leprosy In Britain Reveals Scandinavian Origins Of …
Leaving no bone unturned, Inskip led the research team in testing small amounts of bone from a metatarsal, talus, calcaneus, and both fibulae ... «Forbes, May 15»
7
National Museum to highlight Berber culture
... capes, woven belts, necklaces of amber and coral, silver fibulae predominantly from the sumptuous collection of the Jardin Majorelle's Musée ... «Bahrain News Agency, Apr 15»
8
Rwanda: Raised in the shadow of death
... skulls arranged in neat rows on long metal shelves, facing forward, teetering stacks of femurs and fibulae crossed over each other like twigs. «Mail & Guardian Online, Apr 15»
9
Reeva Steenkamp: Model and law graduate with 'wicked' sense of …
He was born without the fibulae in his legs, and they were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old. Empowering women. «CNN, Feb 15»
10
Oscar Pistorius And The Problem With Modern Prosthetics
The star athlete, who was born without fibulae and had both his feet amputated when he was just a few months old, used carbon fiber ... «Worldcrunch, Feb 15»

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