omoplate
English
Etymology
French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”).
References
- “omoplate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.mɔ.plat/
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Noun
omoplate f (plural omoplates)
- (anatomy) shoulder blade, scapula
- 1999, Anna Gavalda, “Petites pratiques germanopratines”, in Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part, →ISBN:
- Et pendant ce temps-là, divine candeur, je sens le regard de mon saint Sébastien […] toujours dans mon dos. Ça me chauffe délicieusement les omoplates mais plutôt crever que de me retourner, ça gâcherait le poème.
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Further reading
- “omoplate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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