humerus
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See also: humérus
English
Etymology
From Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: hyo͞o'mərəs, IPA(key): /ˈhjuːməɹəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhjuːməɹɪs/
- Homophone: humorous
Noun
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
Translations
bone of the upper arm
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See also
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhu.me.rus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/,
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.me.rus/,
Noun
humerus m (genitive humerī); second declension
- Alternative form of umerus
Declension
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
- 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
Etymology
Noun
humerus n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of humerus (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) humerus | humerusul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) humerus | humerusului |
| vocative | humerusule | |