limbo
- limbo
- English has two distinct and probably
unrelated words limbo. By far the older is the
theological limbo [14], referring originally to
that condition in which the souls of the dead
exist that are neither in heaven nor in hell. It
comes from Latin limbus ‘border, edge’, which
in the Middle Ages was used to refer to a region
on the borders of, but not actually inside, hell. It
very often turned up in the ablative case, in the
phrase in limbo, which is how English adopted
it. The other limbo [20], denoting a West Indian
dance that involves passing underneath a
progressively lowered bar, probably comes from
limber ‘flexible, supple’ [16], which in turn
might be from limb or possibly from limber
‘detachable forward part of a gun-carriage’ [15]
(although spellings of that with a b do not occur
before the 17th century). No one knows where
that limber came from, although it might
ultimately be Celtic. Alternatively, if the bar is
viewed as a sort of boundary that the dancer
must cross, the terpsichorean limbo could be
related to the theological limbo.
The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins.
2013.
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Limbo — Семантика: Конкурентное программирование Появился в: 1995 Автор(ы): Шон Дорвард, Фил Винтерботтом, Роб Пайк Типизация данных: строгая Испытал влияние: C … Википедия
Limbo — • A word of Teutonic derivation, meaning literally hem or border, as of a garment, or anything joined on Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Limbo Limbo … Catholic encyclopedia
Limbo — Lim bo (l[i^]m b[ o]), Limbus Lim bus (l[i^]m b[u^]s), n. [L. limbus border, edge in limbo on the border. Cf. {Limb} border.] 1. (Scholastic Theol.) An spiritual region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limbo — lim‧bo [ˈlɪmbəʊ ǁ boʊ] noun be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is not clear what will happen next: • Investors in the shares have been left in limbo since the market tailed off. * * * limbo UK US /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ noun [U] ► an… … Financial and business terms
limbo — m. anat. Borde. Medical Dictionary. 2011. limbo borde, ribete Diccionario ilustrad … Diccionario médico
limbo — limbo, estar en el limbo expr. no saber, ignorar, no estar al tanto. ❙ «Estar tonto: estar en Babia, estar en el limbo.» DTE. ❙ «...está en el limbo desde hace más de diez años...» Luis Mateo Díez, El expediente del náufrago, RAE CREA. ❙ «Estuve… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
limbo — (Del lat. limbus). 1. m. Lugar o seno donde, según la Biblia, estaban detenidas las almas de los santos y patriarcas antiguos esperando la redención del género humano. 2. Lugar adonde, según la doctrina tradicional cristiana, van las almas de… … Diccionario de la lengua española
limbo — Ⅰ. limbo [1] ► NOUN 1) (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ. 2) an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution. ORIGIN from Latin limbus hem, border,… … English terms dictionary
limbo — s. m. Dança, originária de Trindade e Tobago (América Central), em que o executante dança e tenta passar por baixo de uma vara horizontal, cuja altura em relação ao solo vai diminuindo. ‣ Etimologia: inglês limbo limbo s. m. 1. Orla, borda,… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
limbo — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: religión Según la Biblia, lugar donde los Patriarcas y las personas buenas antiguas esperaban la redención de Cristo. 2. Área: religión Según algunos teólogos católicos, lugar adonde van las almas de los niños que… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
limbo — limbo1 [lim′bō] n. pl. for 2 & 3 limbos [ME < L, abl. of limbus, edge, border (in in limbo, in or on the border) < IE * (s)lemb , to hand down: see LIMP1] 1. [usually L ] in some Christian theologies, the eternal abode or state, neither… … English World dictionary
