Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omoplate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
omo-plate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scapula.

Dated

Etymology

From French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”). By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + plate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: omoplate, ὠμοπλάτη

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Questions

What does omoplate mean?
The scapula.
Where does omoplate come from?
It is traced to French.

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