LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

armus

armus m (genitive armī)
Classical[ˈar.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinethe shoulder, side; the forequarter; rarely used of humans.
    Arma propriē dīcuntur ab armīs, id est humerīs, dēpendentia, ut scūtum, gladius, pūgiō, sīca; ut ea, quibus procul proeliāmur, tēla.Arma 'weapons' are, properly speaking, that which hangs from the armī, that is 'shoulders,' such as the shield, sword, dirk, dagger; as are those, by which we fight at a distance, missiles.1839 [8th century CE], Paulus Diaconus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Excerpta ex libris Pompeii Festi De significatione verborum, page 2, line 13:

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Armus · Humerus · Ala · Axilla

Armus (ramus?) is the highest part of the upper arm in men; the fore-leg in beasts; the shoulder-blade, as part of the whole body, distinguished from scapula, as part of the skeleton, like ὦμος; humerus, the flat surface, which in the human body is over the upper arm, the shoulder, like ἐπωμίς; ala and axilla, the cavity which is under the upper arm, the arm-pit, like μασχάλη. Ovid, Met. xii. 396. Ex humeris medios coma dependebat in armos. And x. 599. xiv. 304. Plin. H. N. xi. 43. (iv. 27.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearmusarmī
genitivearmīarmōrum
dativearmōarmīs
accusativearmumarmōs
ablativearmōarmīs
vocativearmearmī

armus, i, m., = ἁρμός [ἄρω; v. arma
I. inct.], pr., a joining together; the shoulder where it is fitted to the shoulder-blade, the fore quarter (opp. suffrago), and, with few exceptions, of the shoulder of an animal, while umerus designates that of men.
I. Lit.: solus homo bipes: uni juguli, umeri; ceteris armi, Plin. 11, 43, 98, § 243: digiti (Hippomenae in leonem mutati) curvantur in ungues: Ex umeris armi fiunt, Ov M. 10, 700.—So, elephantis, Plin. 11, 40, 95, § 233: leonis, id. 11, 39, 94, § 229: pantherae, id. 8, 17, 23, § 62 et saep.: leporis, Hor S. 2, 4, 44; 2, 8, 89: equi, id. ib. 1, 6, 106: arietis, Vulg. Num. 6, 19; ib. Exod. 29, 27.—Of men: latos huic hasta per armos Acta, Verg. A. 11, 644; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. armita, p. 4 Müll.—And of the arms of men, Luc. 9, 831.—*
II. In a more extended sense, the whole side of an animal: spumantis equi fodere calcaribus armos, Verg. A. 6, 881; cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 106.

Origins

Inherited from Proto-Italic *ar(a)mos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH-mo-s (“arm”). The full-grade pre-form is perhaps also attested in Serbo-Croatian раме (rȁme, “arm”). However, other Indo-European cognates, such as Sanskrit ईर्म (īrmá, “arm, forequarter”), reflect a zero-grade form *h₂r̥H-mó-s. Schrijver, however, considers it impossible for the Latin term to reflect such a zero-grade PIE term, as otherwise PIE *HRHC yields Latin *RăC, such as in rapiō (“to snatch”), from *h₁reh₁p-. In contrast, Prósper suggests a derivation from *Hə́rH.mo-, from *h₂r̥H-mó-s, though this theory relies on own proposed sound law *#CṚ́HC > CaR.C. In any case, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit, attach”). Latin cognates include arma, armentum, artus, ars; external cognates include Ossetian арм (arm, “hand”), Bulgarian ра́мо (rámo, “shoulder”), and English arm.

Descendants
  • Spanisharmos
  • Englisharmomancy
  • Frenchars
  • Italianarmo
  • Romanianarm
  • Sardinianalmu
  • Sardinianarmu
  • Aragonesearmos
  • Corsicanermu
  • Normannarfrom French ars

Quick answers

What does armus mean in Latin?
armus, a noun, means “the shoulder, side; the forequarter; rarely used of humans.”.
What is the genitive of armus?
The genitive singular is armī. armus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce armus?
In classical Latin, [ˈar.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈar.mus].