cubital
English
Etymology
cubit + -al
Adjective
cubital (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
- (entomology) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
- Measured in cubits.
- Of the length of a cubit.
- 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], OCLC 152706203:
- towers of that city being so high, that unto men below they appeared in a cubital stature
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Derived terms
- antecubital
- cubital fossa
- humerocubital
- postcubital
Translations
of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna
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Noun
cubital (plural cubitals)
- (entemology) Synonym of cubitus
- 1865, The record of zoological literature:
- Second cubital cell irregularly quadrangular, trapezoid, placed in a direct line with the first and third cubitals
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References
- cubital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Latin
Etymology
cubitum (“elbow”) + -al
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈku.bi.tal/, [ˈkʊbɪt̪äɫ̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈku.bi.tal/, [ˈkuːbit̪äl]
Noun
cubital n (genitive cubitālis); third declension
- an elbow cushion for leaning on
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cubital | cubitālia |
| Genitive | cubitālis | cubitālium |
| Dative | cubitālī | cubitālibus |
| Accusative | cubital | cubitālia |
| Ablative | cubitālī | cubitālibus |
| Vocative | cubital | cubitālia |
References
- “cubital”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cubital”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian
Etymology
From French cubital.
Adjective
cubital m or n (feminine singular cubitală, masculine plural cubitali, feminine and neuter plural cubitale)
- cubital
Declension
Declension of cubital
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | cubital | cubitală | cubitali | cubitale | ||
| definite | cubitalul | cubitala | cubitalii | cubitalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | cubital | cubitale | cubitali | cubitale | ||
| definite | cubitalului | cubitalei | cubitalilor | cubitalelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kubiˈtal/ [ku.β̞iˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: cu‧bi‧tal
Adjective
cubital (plural cubitales)
- cubital
Derived terms
- cubital anterior
- humerocubital
Related terms
- cúbito
Further reading
- “cubital”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014