alula

See also: álula

English

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alula

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæljuːlə/

Etymology 1

From Latin ala (“wing”) +‎ -ula.

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.]
   • 2021, Peter Cavanagh, “Preface”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 10:

     More recently, the upturned wing tips of jet aircraft mimic the "fingers" of birds' terminal primary feathers, and the slotted leading edges of aircraft wings are directly copied from the alula ("thumb" wings) in birds.

   • 2017 June 28, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian‎:

     On the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.

Synonyms

• bastard wing

Derived terms

• alular

Translations

bastard wing — see bastard wing

Etymology 2

From Hawaiian ʻŌlulu.

Noun

alula (plural alulas)

1. A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid

Synonyms

• vulcan palm
• cabbage on a stick
• Brighamia insignis / B. insignis / insignis

Hypernyms

• Brighamia
• lobelioid
• Hawaiian lobelioid

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin alula.

Pronunciation

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

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 alulaini rare 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 alulaisi rare 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 alulaimme rare 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 alulainne rare 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 alulainsa rare 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

Synonyms

• pikkusiipi

Anagrams

• laula

French

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alula

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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)

Related terms

• ala

Further reading

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