limbus

English

Etymology

From Middle English limbus, from Latin limbus (“edge, border”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪmbəs

Noun

limbus (plural limbuses or limbi)

1. (medicine, biology) A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.

Derived terms

• limbal
• limbal ring

Related terms

• limbate

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪmbus]

Noun

limbus m inan

1. limbo (place for innocent souls)

   Synonym: předpeklí

Declension

Declension of limbus (hard masculine inanimate foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	limbus	limby
genitive	limbu	limbů
dative	limbu	limbům
accusative	limbus	limby
vocative	limbe	limby
locative	limbu	limbech
instrumental	limbem	limby

Further reading

• “limbus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “limbus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “limbus”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025