ulna
English
Etymology
From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌlnə/
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Noun
ulna (plural ulnae or ulnas)
- (anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- Synonym: elbow bone
Derived terms
- ulnar
Translations
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See also
- radius
Anagrams
- Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Lu'an, Luna, auln, luan, luna, ulan, unal
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ulna.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈul.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈul.na/
Noun
ulna f (plural ulnes)
- (anatomy) ulna
- Synonym: cúbit
Further reading
- “ulna” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ulna.
Noun
ulna f (plural ulnas)
- (anatomy) ulna
- Synonym: cúbito
Further reading
- “ulna” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Irish
Etymology
From Latin ulna.
Noun
ulna m (genitive singular ulna, nominative plural ulnaí)
- (anatomy) ulna
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ulna | n-ulna | hulna | t-ulna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ulna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “ulna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “ulna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin ulna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈul.na/
- Rhymes: -ulna
- Hyphenation: ùl‧na
Noun
ulna f (plural ulne)
- (anatomy) ulna
- Synonym: cubito
Related terms
- ulnare
Anagrams
- Luna, luna
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *olenā, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l(e)n-, from the root *Heh₃l- (“to bend”), although this reconstruction remains uncertain.[1] Related to Old Armenian ուլն (uln, “neck”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina, “cubit”), Old Church Slavonic ланита (lanita, “cheek”), Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē, “elbow”), Sanskrit अणि (aṇi, “the point of a needle”), Albanian llërë (“upper arm”), Welsh elin (“forearm; elbow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.na/, [ˈʊɫ̪nä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈul.na/, [ˈulnä]
Noun
ulna f (genitive ulnae); first declension (poetic)
- (anatomy) elbow-bone, ulna
- (pars pro toto) arm
- maternis in ulnis
- in mother's arms
- a linear measure, cubit, ell
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ulna | ulnae |
Genitive | ulnae | ulnārum |
Dative | ulnae | ulnīs |
Accusative | ulnam | ulnās |
Ablative | ulnā | ulnīs |
Vocative | ulna | ulnae |
Descendants
- →? Proto-Albanian: *ulnā
- → Catalan: ulna (learned)
- → English: ulna
- → Galician: ulna (learned)
- → Italian: ulna (learned)
- → Portuguese: ulna (learned)
- → Spanish: ulna (learned)
References
- “ulna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ulna”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ulna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “ulna”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ulna (“elbow”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈuw.nɐ/ [ˈuʊ̯.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈuw.na/ [ˈuʊ̯.na]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈul.nɐ/ [ˈuɫ.nɐ]
Noun
ulna f (plural ulnas)
- (anatomy, Brazil) ulna
- Synonym: cúbito (Portugal)
Hypernyms
- osso
See also
- cotovelo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ulna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈulna/ [ˈul.na]
- Rhymes: -ulna
- Syllabification: ul‧na
Noun
ulna f (plural ulnas)
- (anatomy) ulna
- Synonym: cúbito
Further reading
- “ulna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014