Definitions and meaning of ulna
ulna
English
Etymology
From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell.
Pronunciation
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
- femur fibula ulna syndrome
- ulnar
Translations
See also
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)
- (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)
- (anatomy) ulna
- Synonym: cúbito
- cubit (unit of length)
Further reading
- “ulna”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “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)
- (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)
- (anatomy) ulna
- Synonym: cubito
Related terms
Anagrams
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)
- (anatomy) elbow-bone, ulna
- (pars pro toto) arm
- 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)
- (anatomy, Brazil) ulna
- Synonym: cúbito (Portugal)
Hypernyms
See also
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 [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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