brachium
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of braccio.
Noun
brachium (plural brachia)
Synonyms
Translations
upper arm — see upper arm
Latin
Etymology
Probably secondary, via the common substitution of /VC:/ for /V:C/.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbraː.kʰi.um/, [ˈbräːkʰiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbra.ki.um/, [ˈbräːkium]
Noun
brāchium n (genitive brāchiī or brāchī); second declension
- Alternative form of bracchium (“arm”)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | brāchium | brāchia |
Genitive | brāchiī brāchī1 |
brāchiōrum |
Dative | brāchiō | brāchiīs |
Accusative | brāchium | brāchia |
Ablative | brāchiō | brāchiīs |
Vocative | brāchium | brāchia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Further reading
- brachium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- brachium 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)
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