Öön

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Ella (West Central Bavarian)
• Ölln (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German elle, backformation from earlier el(e)n, ellen, from Old High German elina, from Proto-West Germanic *alinu, from Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from *Heh₃l- (“to bow, elbow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œːn/

Noun

Öön f (Plural Öön) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. (anatomy) ulna (bone of the forearm)
2. ell (historic unit of length)

Derived terms

• Ööbogn
• Öönbogn