different between ulna vs pisiform
ulna
English
Etymology
From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ln?/
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
- 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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (anatomy) elbow-bone, ulna
- (pars pro toto) arm
- 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)
- (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)
- (anatomy) ulna
- Synonym: cúbito
Further reading
- “ulna” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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pisiform
English
Etymology
Latin pisum (“pea”) +? -iform
Adjective
pisiform (comparative more pisiform, superlative most pisiform)
- Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape
- a pisiform iron ore
Noun
pisiform (plural pisiforms)
- A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus
Synonyms
- pisiform bone
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