patella
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella.
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Noun edit
patella (plural patellas or patellae)
- (anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
- 2004, Ann Seranne, The Joy of Breeding Your Own Show Dog, page 188:
- Subluxed patellas, more commonly referred to as slipped stifles, like all inherited factors will continue to cripple a breed as long as breeders continue to mate affected animals.
- 2005, Roger E. Stevenson, 20: Limbs, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, page 920,
- Since patella diameter is a feature of continuous variation, the majority of small patellas represent simply the lower extreme of normal anatomic variation.
- 2006, Erik Trinkaus, “18: The Lower Limb Remains”, in Erik Trinkaus, Jiří Svoboda, editors, Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe, page 395:
- Both patellae are well preserved for Dolni Věstonice 3 and 13-15, and the left patella remains for Dolni Věstonice 16 (Figures 18.22 to 18.26).
- 2009, P. Tohomson, “14: Assessment of the paediatric patient”, in Ben Yates, editor, Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, page 401:
- The patellae may be up to 30° externally rotated at birth. In young children it is considered normal for the patellae to be externally rotated, but by 5 years of age the patellae should face forwards.
- A little dish or vase.
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Translations edit
kneecap — see kneecap
Further reading edit
- “patella”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “patella”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “patella”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
patella (plural patellas)
- Alternative form of putelee (“type of boat”)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
patella f (plural patelle)
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”) or patera (“broad flat dish”) + -la (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈtel.la/, [päˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈtel.la/, [päˈt̪ɛlːä]
Noun edit
patella f (genitive patellae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | patella | patellae |
Genitive | patellae | patellārum |
Dative | patellae | patellīs |
Accusative | patellam | patellās |
Ablative | patellā | patellīs |
Vocative | patella | patellae |
Derived terms edit
- patellula (New Latin)
Descendants edit
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings:
References edit
- “patella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “patella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- patella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- patella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “patella”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “patella”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “patella”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin