alula
See also: álula
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin; diminutive of ala (“wing”).
Noun
alula (plural alulae or alulas)
- (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.]
- 2017, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 28 June:
- On the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.
- 2017, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 28 June:
Synonyms
Translations
bastard wing — see bastard wing
Etymology 2
Noun
alula (plural alulas)
- A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
alula
Declension
Inflection of alula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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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 alulain rare | ||
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. |
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French
Noun
alula f (plural alulas)
- alula (feather)
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