umerus
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- humerus (rare in Classical texts)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos (“shoulder”) by rhotacism and vowel anaptyxis -ms- > -mer-. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos), Sanskrit अंस (áṃsa), and Gothic 𐌰𐌼𐍃 (ams).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/, [ˈʊmɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/, [ˈuːmerus]
Noun
[edit]umerus m (genitive umerī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | umerus | umerī |
Genitive | umerī | umerōrum |
Dative | umerō | umerīs |
Accusative | umerum | umerōs |
Ablative | umerō | umerīs |
Vocative | umere | umerī |
Descendants
[edit]- Balkan Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Òc:
- Borrowings:
References
[edit]- “umerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “umerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- umerus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “hŭmĕrus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 510