𐌰𐌼𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *amsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos. Germanic cognates include Old Norse áss (“shoulder”); Indo-European cognates include Latin umerus, Sanskrit अंस (áṃsa).

Noun

𐌰𐌼𐍃 • (ams) m

(anatomy) shoulder

Declension

Only the accusative plural amsans is attested. Based on this form, an alternative reconstruction of this word could be *amsa (masculine an-stem), but this is etymologically less likely.

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐌼𐍃 ams	𐌰𐌼𐍃𐍉𐍃 amsōs
Vocative	𐌰𐌼𐍃 ams	𐌰𐌼𐍃𐍉𐍃 amsōs
Accusative	𐌰𐌼𐍃 ams	𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌰𐌽𐍃 amsans
Genitive	𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌹𐍃 amsis	𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌴 amsē
Dative	𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌰 amsa	𐌰𐌼𐍃𐌰𐌼 amsam

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