cubital
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cubital (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
- (entomology) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
- Measured in cubits.
- Of the length of a cubit.
- 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
- towers of that city being so high, that unto men below they appeared in a cubital stature
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Noun[edit]
cubital (plural cubitals)
- (entemology) Synonym of cubitus
- 1865, The record of zoological literature:
- Second cubital cell irregularly quadrangular, trapezoid, placed in a direct line with the first and third cubitals
References[edit]
- “cubital”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈku.bi.tal/, [ˈkʊbɪt̪äɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈku.bi.tal/, [ˈkuːbit̪äl]
Noun[edit]
cubital n (genitive cubitālis); third declension
- an elbow cushion for leaning on
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cubital | cubitālia |
Genitive | cubitālis | cubitālium |
Dative | cubitālī | cubitālibus |
Accusative | cubital | cubitālia |
Ablative | cubitālī | cubitālibus |
Vocative | cubital | cubitālia |
References[edit]
- “cubital”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cubital”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cubital m or n (feminine singular cubitală, masculine plural cubitali, feminine and neuter plural cubitale)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cubital
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | cubital | cubitală | cubitali | cubitale | ||
definite | cubitalul | cubitala | cubitalii | cubitalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | cubital | cubitale | cubitali | cubitale | ||
definite | cubitalului | cubitalei | cubitalilor | cubitalelor |
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cubitālis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cubital m or f (masculine and feminine plural cubitales)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cubital”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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