tibia
vs
fibula

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"Tibia" is a noun which is often translated as "la tibia", and "fibula" is a noun which is often translated as "el peroné". Learn more about the difference between "tibia" and "fibula" below.

tibia(

tih

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. la tibia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The tibia and the fibula are two bones in the lower leg.La tibia y el peroné son dos huesos en la parte inferior de la pierna.

fibula(

fih

byuh

luh

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. el peroné

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He broke his fibula in the crash.Se rompió el peroné en el accidente.

2. (history)

a. la fíbula

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The fibula the archaeologists found dates back to the 6th century.La fíbula que encontraron los arqueólogos data del siglo VI.

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