palpebra

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine, plural-normally) an eyelid
2. (declension-1, feminine, in-plural) eyelashes
3. (Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-1, feminine, in-plural) the eyes

Concepts

eyelid

palpebra

blinker

butt hinge

blepharon

eye lid

coloboma

Synonyms

cilium

Translations

paupière

palpebra

párpado

ooglid

pálpebra

Augenlid

βλέφαρο

parpella

Lid

جفن

göz kapağı

parpèla

gözkapağı

palpebra

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpaɫ.pɛ.bra]

Etymology

From palpō (“to touch softly; to caress, flatter”) + -bra (instrumental noun suffix).