𐌰𐌼𐍃
Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *amsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos. Germanic cognates include Old Norse áss (“shoulder”); Indo-European cognates include Latin umerus, Sanskrit अंस (áṃsa).
Noun
𐌰𐌼𐍃 • (ams) m
- (anatomy) shoulder
Declension
Only the accusative plural amsans is attested. Based on this form, an alternative reconstruction of this word could be *amsa (masculine an-stem), but this is etymologically less likely.
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𐌰𐌼𐍃 ams | 𐌰𐌼𐍃𐍉𐍃 amsōs |
| Vocative | 𐌰𐌼𐍃 ams | 𐌰𐌼𐍃𐍉𐍃 amsōs |
| Accusative | 𐌰𐌼𐍃 ams | 𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌰𐌽𐍃 amsans |
| Genitive | 𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌹𐍃 amsis | 𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌴 amsē |
| Dative | 𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌰 amsa | 𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌰𐌼 amsam |