English

Noun

rotula ‎(plural rotulas or rotulae)

1. (anatomy) The patella; the kneecap.

Translations

Anagrams

• Alutor, 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): /ˈro.tu.la/

Noun

rotula f ‎(genitive rotulae); first declension

1. a small wheel; roll

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: role, roll
• French rôle, rotule
• Italian: rotula
• Portuguese: rolha, rótula
• Spanish: rolla, rondala, rótula, rol

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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rotula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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

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.