Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoulder blade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
shoul-der blade
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.

Etymology

From Middle English schuldre blad, from Old English *sċuldorblæd, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldrublad.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: schuldre blad, *sċuldorblæd, *skuldrublad

Inflected Forms

shoulder blades (plural) shoulderblade (alternative) shoulder-blade (alternative)

Synonyms

scapula shoulder bone

Questions

What does shoulder blade mean?
Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.
Where does shoulder blade come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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