ulna

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌlnə/ === 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 ==== femur fibula ulna syndrome proximal ulna ulnar ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== radius === Anagrams === Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Lu'an, Luna, auln, luan, luna, ulan, unal == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ulna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈul.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈul.na] === Noun === ulna f (plural ulnes) (anatomy) ulna Synonym: cúbit === Further reading === “ulna”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin ulna. === Noun === ulna f (plural ulnas) (anatomy) ulna Synonym: cúbito cubit (unit of length) === Further reading === “ulna”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ulna”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Irish == === Etymology === From Latin ulna. === Noun === ulna m (genitive singular ulna, nominative plural ulnaí) (anatomy) ulna ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ulna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “ulna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ulna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin ulna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈul.na/ Rhymes: -ulna Hyphenation: ùl‧na === Noun === ulna f (plural ulne) (anatomy) ulna Synonym: cubito ==== Related terms ==== ulnare === Anagrams === Luna, luna == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *olenā, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l(e)n-, from the root *Heh₃l- (“to bend”), although this reconstruction remains uncertain. Related to Old Armenian ուլն (uln, “neck”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina, “cubit”), Old Church Slavonic ланита (lanita, “cheek”), Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē, “elbow”), Sanskrit अणि (aṇi, “the point of a needle”), Albanian llërë (“upper arm”), Welsh elin (“forearm; elbow”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊɫ.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈul.na] === 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 ==== === 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 === === Noun === ulna f (plural ulnas) (anatomy, Brazil) ulna Synonym: cúbito (Portugal) ==== Hypernyms ==== osso ==== See also ==== cotovelo === Further reading === “ulna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ulna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin ulna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈulna/ [ˈul.na] Rhymes: -ulna Syllabification: ul‧na === Noun === ulna f (plural ulnas) (anatomy) ulna Synonym: cúbito === Further reading === “ulna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025