alula

See also: álula

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæljuːlə/

Etymology 1

From Latin; diminutive of ala (wing).

Noun

alula (plural alulae or alulas)

  1. (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.]
    • 2017 June 28, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian:
      On the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.
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Etymology 2

Hawaiian ʻŌlulu

Noun

alula (plural alulas)

  1. A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid
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Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlulɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lulɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlulɑ
  • Syllabification(key): a‧lu‧la

Noun

alula

  1. (ornithology) alula

Declension

Inflection of alula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative alula alulat
genitive alulan aluloiden
aluloitten
partitive alulaa aluloita
illative alulaan aluloihin
singular plural
nominative alula alulat
accusative nom. alula alulat
gen. alulan
genitive alulan aluloiden
aluloitten
alulainrare
partitive alulaa aluloita
inessive alulassa aluloissa
elative alulasta aluloista
illative alulaan aluloihin
adessive alulalla aluloilla
ablative alulalta aluloilta
allative alulalle aluloille
essive alulana aluloina
translative alulaksi aluloiksi
abessive alulatta aluloitta
instructive aluloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of alula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative alulani alulani
accusative nom. alulani alulani
gen. alulani
genitive alulani aluloideni
aluloitteni
alulainirare
partitive alulaani aluloitani
inessive alulassani aluloissani
elative alulastani aluloistani
illative alulaani aluloihini
adessive alulallani aluloillani
ablative alulaltani aluloiltani
allative alulalleni aluloilleni
essive alulanani aluloinani
translative alulakseni aluloikseni
abessive alulattani aluloittani
instructive
comitative aluloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative alulasi alulasi
accusative nom. alulasi alulasi
gen. alulasi
genitive alulasi aluloidesi
aluloittesi
alulaisirare
partitive alulaasi aluloitasi
inessive alulassasi aluloissasi
elative alulastasi aluloistasi
illative alulaasi aluloihisi
adessive alulallasi aluloillasi
ablative alulaltasi aluloiltasi
allative alulallesi aluloillesi
essive alulanasi aluloinasi
translative alulaksesi aluloiksesi
abessive alulattasi aluloittasi
instructive
comitative aluloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative alulamme alulamme
accusative nom. alulamme alulamme
gen. alulamme
genitive alulamme aluloidemme
aluloittemme
alulaimmerare
partitive alulaamme aluloitamme
inessive alulassamme aluloissamme
elative alulastamme aluloistamme
illative alulaamme aluloihimme
adessive alulallamme aluloillamme
ablative alulaltamme aluloiltamme
allative alulallemme aluloillemme
essive alulanamme aluloinamme
translative alulaksemme aluloiksemme
abessive alulattamme aluloittamme
instructive
comitative aluloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative alulanne alulanne
accusative nom. alulanne alulanne
gen. alulanne
genitive alulanne aluloidenne
aluloittenne
alulainnerare
partitive alulaanne aluloitanne
inessive alulassanne aluloissanne
elative alulastanne aluloistanne
illative alulaanne aluloihinne
adessive alulallanne aluloillanne
ablative alulaltanne aluloiltanne
allative alulallenne aluloillenne
essive alulananne aluloinanne
translative alulaksenne aluloiksenne
abessive alulattanne aluloittanne
instructive
comitative aluloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative alulansa alulansa
accusative nom. alulansa alulansa
gen. alulansa
genitive alulansa aluloidensa
aluloittensa
alulainsarare
partitive alulaansa aluloitaan
aluloitansa
inessive alulassaan
alulassansa
aluloissaan
aluloissansa
elative alulastaan
alulastansa
aluloistaan
aluloistansa
illative alulaansa aluloihinsa
adessive alulallaan
alulallansa
aluloillaan
aluloillansa
ablative alulaltaan
alulaltansa
aluloiltaan
aluloiltansa
allative alulalleen
alulallensa
aluloilleen
aluloillensa
essive alulanaan
alulanansa
aluloinaan
aluloinansa
translative alulakseen
alulaksensa
aluloikseen
aluloiksensa
abessive alulattaan
alulattansa
aluloittaan
aluloittansa
instructive
comitative aluloineen
aluloinensa

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French

Noun

alula f (plural alulas)

  1. 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)

  1. (ornithology) bastard wing, alula
  2. (entomology) alula, axillary lobe (broad lobe at the proximal posterior margin of the wing stalk of Diptera)
  3. (aeronautics) leading-edge slot (aerodynamic feature of an aircraft's wing)

Further reading

  • alula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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