English

Noun

ramus ‎(plural rami)

1. (biology) A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
2. (ornithology) The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.
3. (anatomy) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.

Derived terms

• ramal

Related terms

• interramal
• ramification

Anagrams

• arums

Latin

Etymology

Of Proto-Indo-European origin and cognate with rādīx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.mus/

Noun

rāmus m ‎(genitive rāmī); second declension

1. branch

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• rāmificō
• rāmōsus
• rāmulus
• rāmusculus

Descendants

References

• ramus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ramus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• RAMUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the twigs are shooting out, spreading: rami late diffunduntur
    

Lithuanian

Etymology

• Compare Latvian rāms ‎(“calm, tranquil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐˈmʊs̪]

Adjective

ramùs m ‎(stress pattern: 4) ^[1]

1. calm

   ramus miegas^[1] - calm sleep

   ramus oras^[1] - calm weather

   rami jūra^[1] - a calm sea

   rami gatvė^[1] - a tranquil street

Inflection

Synonyms

• tylus

Related terms

Derived terms

• (noun) ramybė f

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 “ramus” in Juozas Balčikonis [et al.] (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.