ulna
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌlnə/
Noun
- (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
Translations
bone of the forearm
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See also
Catalan
Further reading
- “ulna” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Irish
Declension
Declension of ulna
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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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
- "ulna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “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
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
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”) and Sanskrit अणि (aṇi, “the point of a needle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.na/, [ˈʊɫ.na]
Noun
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ulna | ulnae |
Genitive | ulnae | ulnārum |
Dative | ulnae | ulnīs |
Accusative | ulnam | ulnās |
Ablative | ulnā | ulnīs |
Vocative | ulna | ulnae |
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
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈulna/
Further reading
- “ulna” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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