Patella
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneecap, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”), from pateo.
Proper noun edit
Patella f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Patellidae – many limpets.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Patellogastropoda - subclass; Docoglossa - order; Patellina - suborder; Patelloidea - superfamily; Patellidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Patella vulgata - type species; for other species see Patella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Further reading edit
- Patella (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Patella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Patella (mollusc) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Patella at AnimalBase
- Patella at World Register of Marine Species
- Patella at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Patella at Encyclopedia of Life
- Patella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Patella at Paleobiology Database
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Patella.
Proper noun edit
Patella (plural Patellas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Patella is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Patella is most common among White (96.51%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Patella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Patella f (genitive Patella, plural Patellen)
Declension edit
Declension of Patella [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Patella” in Duden online
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From patella (“limpet”), hence either a metonymic occupational surname for someone who collected shell fish, or a nickname for a tenacious or withdrawn person.
Proper noun edit
Patella m or f by sense
- a surname