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ulna

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈʌlnə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elbow bone

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elbow bone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arm bone

History

Etymology

From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زِنْد (zind) — bone of the forearm
  • Arabic: زند (zend) — bone of the forearm
  • Armenian: արմունկոսկր (armunkoskr) — bone of the forearm
  • Bulgarian: лакътна кост (lakǎtna kost) — bone of the forearm
  • Catalan: cúbit — bone of the forearm
  • Catalan: ulna — bone of the forearm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尺骨 (chǐgǔ) — bone of the forearm
  • Czech: loketní kost — bone of the forearm
  • Dutch: ellepijp — bone of the forearm
  • Esperanto: ulno — bone of the forearm
  • Estonian: küünarluu — bone of the forearm
  • Finnish: kyynärluu — bone of the forearm
  • French: ulna — bone of the forearm
  • French: cubitus — bone of the forearm
  • Galician: cúbito — bone of the forearm
  • Galician: ulna — bone of the forearm
  • German: Elle — bone of the forearm
  • Greek: ωλένη (oléni) — bone of the forearm
  • Hungarian: singcsont — bone of the forearm
  • Italian: ulna — bone of the forearm
  • Italian: cubito — bone of the forearm
  • Japanese: 尺骨 (shakkotsu) — bone of the forearm
  • Korean: 척골 (cheokgol) — bone of the forearm
  • Korean: 자뼈 (jappyeo) — bone of the forearm
  • Northern Kurdish: hestiyê enîşkê — bone of the forearm
  • Malay: tulang hasta — bone of the forearm
  • Malay: ulna — bone of the forearm
  • Māori: kōwhiti — bone of the forearm
  • Mongolian: богтос (bogtos) — bone of the forearm
  • Mongolian: тохойн яс (toxojn jas) — bone of the forearm
  • Polish: kość łokciowa — bone of the forearm
  • Portuguese: cúbito — bone of the forearm
  • Portuguese: ulna — bone of the forearm
  • Russian: локтева́я кость (loktevája kostʹ) — bone of the forearm
  • Scottish Gaelic: cnàimh na h-uilne — bone of the forearm
  • Serbo-Croatian: лакатна ко̑ст — bone of the forearm
  • Serbo-Croatian: lakatna kȏst — bone of the forearm
  • Spanish: cúbito — bone of the forearm
  • Spanish: ulna — bone of the forearm
  • Swedish: armbågsben — bone of the forearm
  • Tagalog: butuntakday — bone of the forearm
  • Telugu: అరత్ని (aratni) — bone of the forearm
  • Turkish: dirsek kemiği — bone of the forearm
  • Vietnamese: xương trụ — bone of the forearm