cubite

Latin

Noun

cubite

1. vocative singular of cubitus

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cubet, cubit, cubyte

Etymology

From Latin cubitum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiu̯bit(ə)/

Noun

cubite (plural cubites or cubite)

1. A cubit (unit of length measuring one and a half feet)
2. An elbow; the joint in the centre of the arm.
3. (rare) The arm or its bones in general.

Descendants

• English: cubit
• Scots: cubit (obsolete)

References

• “cūbit(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.