Dictionary formumerus, umeri(masculine)
Translation
shoulder; upper arm
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | umerus | umeri |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | umere | umeri |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | umerum | umeros |
| Genitiveof | umeri | umerorum |
| Dativeto, for | umero | umeris |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | umero | umeris |
Examples
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He was carrying the burden on his shoulders.
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He took a wound in the shoulder.
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He laid his hand on his shoulder.
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He held the boy up on his shoulders.
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He bore the cross on his own shoulders.
Umerus, umeri, m., second declension. The classical spelling has no h. Humerus is a later mistake, made by scribes who heard an echo of humus, "ground", and it stuck so thoroughly that manuscripts write humeris and humeros far more often than the correct forms - which is exactly what this corpus does. English anatomy kept the error and calls the upper arm bone the humerus.
The plural covers the shoulders and the upper back together, treated as one load-bearing surface, which is why burdens, cloaks, yokes and crosses are all carried umeris rather than on one shoulder at a time. Nothing in English descends from it directly; shoulder is native Germanic.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 2: umerus, legatus, consto and 7 more words.