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armus
armus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.mus/, [ˈar.mʊs]
Noun
armus m (genitive armī); second declension
- a joining together
- (of an animal) the shoulder, side; the forequarter
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | armus | armī |
genitive | armī | armōrum |
dative | armō | armīs |
accusative | armum | armōs |
ablative | armō | armīs |
vocative | arme | armī |
Derived terms
- armilla
- armillum
Descendants
References
- armus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- armus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ARMUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “armus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) practised in arms: exercitatus in armis
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(ambiguous) to disarm a person: armis (castris) exuere aliquem
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(ambiguous) to lay down arms: ab armis discedere (Phil. 11. 33)
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(ambiguous) to be under arms: in armis esse
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(ambiguous) to manœuvre: decurrere (in armis)
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(ambiguous) by force of arms: vi et armis
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(ambiguous) to fight a decisive battle: proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)
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(ambiguous) to fight a pitched battle: acie (armis, ferro) decernere
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(ambiguous) practised in arms: exercitatus in armis