different between ulna vs olecranon

English

Etymology

From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ln?/

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

• ulnar

Translations

See also

• radius

Anagrams

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

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ulna.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?ul.n?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ul.na/

Noun

ulna f (plural ulnes)

1. (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)

1. (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)

1. (anatomy) ulna

Declension

Mutation

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

Etymology

From Latin ulna.

Noun

ulna f (plural ulne)

1. (anatomy) ulna

   Synonym: cubito

Related terms

• ulnare

Anagrams

• luna

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *olen?, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *Heh?l(e)n-, from the root *Heh?l- (“to bend”), although this reconstruction remains uncertain. Related to Old Armenian ???? (uln, “neck”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (aleina, “cubit”), Old Church Slavonic ?????? (lanita, “cheek”), Ancient Greek ????? (?lén?, “elbow”), Sanskrit ??? (a?i, “the point of a needle”), Albanian llërë (“upper arm”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ul.na/, [????nä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ul.na/, [?uln?]

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

• ?? Albanian: *uln?
• ? 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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?uw.na/

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): /?ulna/, [?ul.na]

Noun

ulna f (plural ulnas)

1. (anatomy) ulna

   Synonym: cúbito

Further reading

• “ulna” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

A Greek compound of ????? (?lén?, “elbow”) and ??????? (kraníon, “head”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /o??l?k???n?n/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?k??n?n/

Noun

olecranon (plural olecranons or olecrana)

1. (anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.

Synonyms

• (process at top of ulna): elbow bone

Derived terms

• olecranal
• olecranial
• olecranian

Translations

See also

• humerus
• semi-lunar notch
• olecranon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia