brachium
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of braccio.
Noun
brachium (plural brachia)
- (anatomy) The upper arm.
Synonyms
- aftarm
Translations
upper arm — see upper arm
Latin
Etymology
Probably secondary, via the common substitution of /VC:/ for /V:C/.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbraː.kʰi.um/, [ˈbräːkʰiʊ̃ˑ]
- (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)