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Ramus


Ra′mus

(rā′mŭs)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Rami
(rā′mī)
.
(Nat. Hist.)
A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.

Definition 2024


ramus

ramus

See also: rámus

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.

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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.

Case Singular Plural
nominative rāmus rāmī
genitive rāmī rāmōrum
dative rāmō rāmīs
accusative rāmum rāmōs
ablative rāmō rāmīs
vocative rāme rāmī

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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

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Synonyms

  • tylus

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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.