different between rotula vs patella

English

Etymology

Latin. Doublet of role and roll.

Noun

rotula (plural rotulas or rotulae)

1. (anatomy) The patella; the kneecap.
2. (zoology) One of the five radial pieces in the dentary apparatus of the sea urchin.

Translations

Anagrams

• Alutor, LAUTRO, Latour, torula

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotula.

Noun

rotula f (plural rotule)

1. (anatomy) patella, kneecap, rotula

Derived terms

• rotuleo

Anagrams

• urlato

Latin

Alternative forms

• rotulus

Etymology

Diminutive from rota (“wheel”) +? -ulus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ro.tu.la/, [?r?t????ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ro.tu.la/, [?r??t?ul?]

Noun

rotula f (genitive rotulae); first declension

1. a small wheel; roll

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• Catalan: rotlle; ? ròtula
• Old French: role
  • Middle French: rolle
    • French: rôle
      • ? Catalan: rol
        • ? Spanish: rol (“roll (list)”)
      • ? English: role, rôle
        • ? Spanish: rol (“role”)
      • ? Norwegian Bokmål: rolle (partly; also through German)
      • ? Norwegian Nynorsk: rolle (partly; also through German)
      • Portuguese: rolo
  • ? Middle Dutch: rolle
    • Dutch: rol
      • Afrikaans: rol
  • ? Middle English: rolle
    • English: roll
  • ? Middle High German: rolle, rulle
    • German: Rolle
      • ? Norwegian Bokmål: rolle (partly; also through French)
      • ? Norwegian Nynorsk: rolle (partly; also through French)
• ? French: rotule
• Galician: rolla, rolda; ? rótula
• ? Italian: rotula
• Portuguese: rolha; ? rótula
• Spanish: rolla, rondala; ? rótula

References

• rotula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rotula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• rotula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

rotula

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of rotular
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of rotular

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ro?tula/, [ro?t?u.la]

Verb

rotula

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of rotular.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of rotular.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of rotular.

English

Etymology

From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: p?t?l'?, IPA^(key): /p??t?l?/

Noun

patella (plural patellas or patellae)

1. (anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
   • 2004, Ann Seranne, The Joy of Breeding Your Own Show Dog, page 188,

     Subluxed patellas, more commonly referred to as slipped stifles, like all inherited factors will continue to cripple a breed as long as breeders continue to mate affected animals.

   • 2005, Roger E. Stevenson, 20: Limbs, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, page 920,

     Since patella diameter is a feature of continuous variation, the majority of small patellas represent simply the lower extreme of normal anatomic variation.

   • 2006, Erik Trinkaus, 18: The Lower Limb Remains, Erik Trinkaus, Ji?í Svoboda (editors), Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe, page 395,

     Both patellae are well preserved for Dolni V?stonice 3 and 13-15, and the left patella remains for Dolni V?stonice 16 (Figures 18.22 to 18.26).

   • 2009, P. Tohomson, 14: Assessment of the paediatric patient, Ben Yates (editor), Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, page 401,

     The patellae may be up to 30° externally rotated at birth. In young children it is considered normal for the patellae to be externally rotated, but by 5 years of age the patellae should face forwards.

2. A little dish or vase.

Synonyms

• (kneecap): kneecap, kneepan, rotula

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• patella in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• patella in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• patella at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?t?l.la/
• Rhymes: -?lla

Noun

patella f (plural patelle)

1. (anatomy) patella, kneecap, rotula
2. (mollusk) limpet

Derived terms

• patellare

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”) or of patera (“broad flat dish”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa?tel.la/, [pä?t??l??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa?tel.la/, [p??t??l??]

Noun

patella f (genitive patellae); first declension

1. a small or shallow pan or dish
2. the kneecap, patella
3. a disease of the olive tree

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• patellula (New Latin)

Descendants

References

• patella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• patella in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• patella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• patella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• patella in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• patella in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• patella in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin