Patella

See also: patella and patel·la

Translingual

Patella vulgata
2 in view normally seen, one removed from the rock and turned over

Etymology

From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneecap, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”) or patera.

Proper noun

Patella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Patellidae – many limpets.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Patella vulgata - type species; for other species see Patella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Further reading

• 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Patella at Paleobiology Database

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Patella.

Proper noun

Patella (plural Patellas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Patella is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Patella is most common among White (96.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Patella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtɛla/

• Audio:

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Noun

Patella f (genitive Patella, plural Patellen)

1. (medicine) kneecap, kneepan

Declension

Declension of Patella [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Patella	die	Patellen
genitive	einer	der	Patella	der	Patellen
dative	einer	der	Patella	den	Patellen
accusative	eine	die	Patella	die	Patellen

Further reading

• “Patella” in Duden online

Italian

Etymology

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hence either a metonymic occupational surname for someone who collected shell fish, or a nickname for a tenacious or withdrawn person.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

Patella m or f by sense

1. a surname