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ulna.

forearm; the span of the outstretched arms;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʊɫ.na]Classical-Latin[ˈul.na][ˈʊɫ.naː]Classical-Latin[ˈul.na]

  1. elbow-bone, ulna

    declension-1 · feminine · poetic

  2. arm

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically · poetic
    maternis in ulnis

  3. cubit; ell (a linear measure)

    declension-1 · feminine · poetic
Where this word comes from

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”).

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