alula

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæljuːlə/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin ala (“wing”) +‎ -ula. ==== Noun ==== alula (plural alulae or alulas) (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.] ===== Synonyms ===== bastard wing ===== Derived terms ===== alular ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Hawaiian ʻŌlulu. ==== Noun ==== alula (plural alulas) A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid ===== Synonyms ===== vulcan palm cabbage on a stick Brighamia insignis / B. insignis / insignis ===== Hypernyms ===== Brighamia lobelioid Hawaiian lobelioid == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin alula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlulɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lulɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑlulɑ Syllabification(key): a‧lu‧la Hyphenation(key): alu‧la === Noun === alula (ornithology) alula ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== pikkusiipi === Anagrams === laula == French == === Noun === alula f (plural alulas) alula (feather) == Italian == === Etymology === From allocco (“tawny owl”) +‎ -erello (diminutive suffix). === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin ālula, diminutive of Latin āla (“wing”). First attested in 1955. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.lu.la/ Rhymes: -alula Hyphenation: à‧lu‧la === Noun === alula f (plural alule) (ornithology) bastard wing, alula (entomology) alula, axillary lobe (broad lobe at the proximal posterior margin of the wing stalk of Diptera) (aeronautics) leading-edge slot (aerodynamic feature of an aircraft's wing) ==== Related terms ==== ala === Further reading === alula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana