humerus
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See also: humérus
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: hyo͞o'mərəs, IPA(key): /ˈhjuːməɹəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhjuːməɹɪs/
- Homophone: humorous
Noun[edit]
humerus (plural humeri)
- (anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.
- 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 76:
- Jojo was fine, however—well, she had a fractured humerus and needed to stay overnight, but it could’ve been a lot worse.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
bone of the upper arm
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhu.me.rus/, [ˈhʊmɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/, [ˈuːmerus]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/, [ˈʊmɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/, [ˈuːmerus]
Noun[edit]
humerus m (genitive humerī); second declension
- Alternative form of umerus
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | humerus | humerī |
Genitive | humerī | humerōrum |
Dative | humerō | humerīs |
Accusative | humerum | humerōs |
Ablative | humerō | humerīs |
Vocative | humere | humerī |
References[edit]
- humerus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
humerus n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of humerus (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) humerus | humerusul |
genitive/dative | (unui) humerus | humerusului |
vocative | humerusule |
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