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labrum.

bowl; large basin/vat; tub/bathing place; teasel (prickly plant/genus Dipsacus); lip (of person/vessel/ditch/river), rim, edge;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫa.brũː]Classical-Latin[ˈlaː.brum]
  1. lip

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. edge, margin, brim, lip

    broadly · declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

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

noun[ˈɫaː.brũː]Classical-Latin[ˈlaː.brum]
  1. A bathing tub, bathtub, basin, bowl

    declension-2
  2. A bath, bathing place.

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

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

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