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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFibula
/ˈfɪb.jə.lə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The outer and usually smaller of the two bones of the human lower leg, situated between the knee and ankle.
"He suffered a clean fracture of the fibula during the soccer tackle." - 2
An ancient ornamental brooch or clasp, typically used to fasten garments.
"The museum exhibited an intricately carved bronze fibula dating back to the Iron Age."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived directly from Latin, where 'fibula' originally meant a brooch, clasp, or buckle. The anatomical sense arose from the bone's slender shape resembling a brooch pin alongside the tibia, entering medical and anatomical terminology in the late Renaissance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fibula" is said worldwide
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péroné
Transliteration: /pe.ʁɔ.ne/
"Il s'est cassé le péroné en faisant du ski."
Wadenbein
Transliteration: /ˈvaːdn̩ˌbaɪ̯n/
"Das Wadenbein ist der dünnere der beiden Unterschenkelknochen."
perone
Transliteration: /peˈro.ne/
"Il medico ha confermato una frattura al perone."
peroné
Transliteration: /pe.ɾoˈne/
"El jugador sufrió una fisura en el peroné."
fíbula
Transliteration: /ˈfi.bu.lɐ/
"A fíbula é o osso lateral da perna."
फिबula
Transliteration: fibula
Script: फिब्युला हड्डी
"टंगरी की हड्डी को फिब्युला कहते हैं।"
腓骨
Transliteration: féigǔ
"他的腓骨在运动中骨折了。"
종아리뼈
Transliteration: jong-ari-ppyeo
"그는 축구를 하다가 종아리뼈를 다쳤다."
腓骨
Transliteration: hikotsu
"スキーの転倒で腓骨を骨折した。"
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