bracchium

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Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhiōn).

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Noun [edit]

bracchium (genitive bracchiī); n, second declension

  1. forearm
  2. arm (shoulder to fingers)
  3. limb of an animal (e.g. claw, tentacle)
  4. branch (of a tree)
  5. arm of branch of the sea
  6. (military) earthwork
  7. (military) arm of a catapult

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative bracchium bracchia
genitive bracchiī bracchiōrum
dative bracchiō bracchiīs
accusative bracchium bracchia
ablative bracchiō bracchiīs
vocative bracchium bracchia

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