umerus

1. (declension-2, masculine) the humerus bone
2. (declension-2, masculine) shoulder (especially of a human)
3. (declension-2, masculine) back, ridge, such as of a mountain

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʊ.mɛ.rʊs]

Etymology

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).

Concepts

shoulder

humerus

upper arm

most muscular

Synonyms

humerus