alula
See also: álula
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæljuːlə/
Etymology 1
From Latin; diminutive of ala (“wing”).
Noun
alula (plural alulae or alulas)
- (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.]
- 2017, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 28 June:
- On the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.
- 2017, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 28 June:
Synonyms
- bastard wing
Translations
bastard wing — see bastard wing
Etymology 2
Hawaiian ʻŌlulu
Noun
alula (plural alulas)
- A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid
Synonyms
- vulcan palm
- cabbage on a stick
- Brighamia insignis / B. insignis / insignis
Hypernyms
- Brighamia
- lobelioid
- Hawaiian lobelioid
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlulɑ/, [ˈɑlulɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlulɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧lu‧la
Noun
alula
- (ornithology) alula
Declension
| Inflection of alula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alula | alulat | |
| genitive | alulan | aluloiden aluloitten | |
| partitive | alulaa | aluloita | |
| illative | alulaan | aluloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | alula | alulat | |
| accusative | nom. | alula | alulat |
| gen. | alulan | ||
| genitive | alulan | aluloiden aluloitten alulainrare | |
| partitive | alulaa | aluloita | |
| inessive | alulassa | aluloissa | |
| elative | alulasta | aluloista | |
| illative | alulaan | aluloihin | |
| adessive | alulalla | aluloilla | |
| ablative | alulalta | aluloilta | |
| allative | alulalle | aluloille | |
| essive | alulana | aluloina | |
| translative | alulaksi | aluloiksi | |
| instructive | — | aluloin | |
| abessive | alulatta | aluloitta | |
| comitative | — | aluloineen | |
| Possessive forms of alula (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | alulani | alulamme |
| 2nd person | alulasi | alulanne |
| 3rd person | alulansa | |
Synonyms
- pikkusiipi
Anagrams
- laula
French
Noun
alula f (plural alulas)
- alula (feather)
Italian
Etymology
From allocco (“tawny owl”) + -erello (diminutive suffix).
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ālula, diminutive of Latin āla (“wing”). First attested in 1955.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.lu.la/
- Rhymes: -alula
- Hyphenation: à‧lu‧la
Noun
alula f (plural alule)
- (ornithology) bastard wing, alula
- (entomology) alula, axillary lobe (broad lobe at the proximal posterior margin of the wing stalk of Diptera)
- (aeronautics) leading-edge slot (aerodynamic feature of an aircraft's wing)
Related terms
- ala
Further reading
- alula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana