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scapulae.

shoulder blades

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈska.pʊ.ɫae̯]Classical-Latin[ˈskaː.pu.le]

  1. shoulder blades

    declension-1 · feminine · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *skapelā. Maybe ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kap-, a root common to Ancient Greek σκάπτω (skáptō, “to dig, delve”), σκαπάνη (skapánē, “spade, mattock”), Latvian kaplis (“hoe”) and Albanian kep (“to chisel”).

noun[ˈska.pʊ.ɫae̯]Classical-Latin[ˈskaː.pu.le]

  1. inflection of scapula: nominative/vocative plural

    form-of · nominative · plural · vocative

  2. inflection of scapula: genitive/dative singular

    dative · form-of · genitive · singular
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *skapelā. Maybe ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kap-, a root common to Ancient Greek σκάπτω (skáptō, “to dig, delve”), σκαπάνη (skapánē, “spade, mattock”), Latvian kaplis (“hoe”) and Albanian kep (“to chisel”).

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