elin
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ˈɛlɪn/, /ˈeːlɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) elbow; forearm
- angle, bend
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (angle, elbow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (bend, elbow, bow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*Heh₃l-
Gloss
bend, elbow, bow
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
肘
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ulna English
- liminalis Latin
- ulna Latin
- ulna Italian
- ulna Spanish, Castilian
- ὠλέκρανον Ancient Greek
- ὠλένη Ancient Greek
- *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *Heh₃l(e)n- Proto-Indo-European
- *Heh₃l- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁eh₃l(e)n- Proto-Indo-European
- ulna Portuguese
- *alinabugô Proto-Germanic
- *alinō Proto-Germanic
- *alīnō Proto-Germanic
- uvled Norwegian Nynorsk
- frithuillinn Irish
- uillinn Irish
- ulna Irish
- albogi Old Norse
- ǫln Old Norse
- ǫlnbogi Old Norse
- *olkъtь Proto-Slavic
- ulno Esperanto
- ulna Catalan, Valencian
- ulna Galician
- ωλένη Greek (modern)
- pen Welsh
- penelin Welsh
- uilen Old Irish
- cathair-uilne Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- uileann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- uillnich Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *olīnā Proto-Celtic
- *Haratníš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *limo Proto-Italic
- dewelin Cornish
- elin Cornish