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4-letter words (3 found)

LUNA,ULAN,ULNA,

3-letter words (2 found)

ALU,LUN,

2-letter words (6 found)

AL,AN,LA,NA,NU,UN,

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Definitions and meaning of ulna

ulna

English

Etymology

From Latin ulna (elbow). Doublet of ell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʌlnə/

Noun

ulna (plural ulnae or ulnas)

  1. (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

  • femur fibula ulna syndrome
  • ulnar

Translations

See also

  • radius

Anagrams

  • Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Lu'an, Luna, auln, luan, luna, ulan, unal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ulna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈul.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈul.na]

Noun

ulna f (plural ulnes)

  1. (anatomy) ulna
    Synonym: cúbit

Further reading

  • “ulna”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ulna.

Noun

ulna f (plural ulnas)

  1. (anatomy) ulna
    Synonym: cúbito
  2. cubit (unit of length)

Further reading

  • “ulna”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 20122025
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (20062013), “ulna”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Irish

Etymology

From Latin ulna.

Noun

ulna m (genitive singular ulna, nominative plural ulnaí)

  1. (anatomy) ulna

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ulna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “ulna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ulna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ulna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈul.na/
  • Rhymes: -ulna
  • Hyphenation: ùl‧na

Noun

ulna f (plural ulne)

  1. (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. 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 Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊɫ.na]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈul.na]

Noun

ulna f (genitive ulnae); first declension (poetic)

  1. (anatomy) elbow-bone, ulna
  2. (pars pro toto) arm
  3. a linear measure, cubit, ell

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ulna (elbow).

Pronunciation

Noun

ulna f (plural ulnas)

  1. (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)

  1. (anatomy) ulna
    Synonym: cúbito

Further reading

  • “ulna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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