brachial

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of brachialis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/, /ˈbɹækɪəl/ Rhymes: -eɪkiəl === Adjective === brachial (not comparable) Pertaining or belonging to the arm. Of the nature of an arm. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === brachial (plural brachials) (zoology) Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin bracchiālis, from bracchium (“arm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁa.kjal/ === Adjective === brachial (feminine brachiale, masculine plural brachiaux, feminine plural brachiales) brachial ==== Related terms ==== bras === Further reading === “brachial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (“arm”). The common sense from the use of the arms as a means of violence, as in a fist fight; probably reinforced by the phonetic similarity with brechen (“to break”, compare past tense brach). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁaˈxi̯aːl/, [bʁaχˈjaːl], [bʁaˈχjaːl], [-χiˈaːl], (also) /bʁaˈçaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === brachial (strong nominative masculine singular brachialer, comparative brachialer, superlative am brachialsten) fierce, violent, brute, unscrupulous (force, methods, attacks etc.) (medicine, relational) arm; brachial (pertaining to the arm) Synonym: Arm- ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Brachialgewalt === Further reading === “brachial” in Duden online “brachial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache