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Ulna
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ulna
ulna
English
Ulna
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.
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Translations
bone of the forearm
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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
ulna f (genitive ulnae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ulna | ulnae |
| genitive | ulnae | ulnārum |
| dative | ulnae | ulnīs |
| accusative | ulnam | ulnās |
| ablative | ulnā | ulnīs |
| vocative | ulna | ulnae |
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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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ulna”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ulna in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- ↑ Zair. [The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic], 2012, p.23.