ὦμος

See also: ώμος, ωμός, and ὠμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃émōs. Cognates include Sanskrit अंस (áṃsa), Latin umerus, Old Armenian ուս (us), and Gothic 𐌰𐌼𐍃 (ams).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὦμος (ômos) m (genitive ὤμου); second declension

  1. the shoulder with the upper arm (also of animals, as of a horse)

Inflection

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