[ˈraː.mʊs], [ˈraː.mus]
OriginProbably from Proto-Italic *wrādmos, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dmos, from *wréh₂ds (“root”). Cognate with rādīx.
- declension-2branch, bough, limb
“Adeō tenerī rāmī sunt, ut laevī tactū digitī dēcutiantur.” — The branches are so soft that they can be shaken off by the touch of a left finger.
Formsrāmus(canonical, masculine) · rāmī(genitive) · rāmus(nominative, singular) · rāmī(nominative, plural) · rāmī(genitive, singular) · rāmōrum(genitive, plural) · rāmō(dative, singular) · rāmīs(dative, plural) · rāmum(accusative, singular) · rāmōs(accusative, plural) · rāmō(ablative, singular) · rāmīs(ablative, plural) · rāme(singular, vocative) · rāmī(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary