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nounThe bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
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Origin
- Latinulna“elbow”
- Englishulna
From Latin ulna (“elbow”). Doublet of ell.
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Arabic زِنْد
- زِنْد (zind)bone of the forearm
Bulgarian лакътна кост
- лакътна кост (lakătna kost)bone of the forearm
Catalan cúbit, ulna
- cúbitbone of the forearm
- ulnabone of the forearm
Chinese Mandarin 尺骨
- 尺骨 (chǐgǔ)bone of the forearm
Czech loketní kost
- loketní kostbone of the forearm
Dutch ellepijp
- ellepijpbone of the forearm
Esperanto ulno
- ulnobone of the forearm
Estonian küünarluu
- küünarluubone of the forearm
Finnish kyynärluu
- kyynärluubone of the forearm
French ulna, cubitus
- ulnabone of the forearm
- cubitusbone of the forearm
German Elle
- Ellebone of the forearm
Greek ωλένη
- ωλένη (oléni)bone of the forearm
Hungarian singcsont
- singcsontbone of the forearm
Italian ulna, cubito
- ulnabone of the forearm
- cubitobone of the forearm
Japanese 尺骨
- 尺骨 (shakkotsu)bone of the forearm
Korean 척골, 자뼈
- 척골 (cheokgol)bone of the forearm
- 자뼈 (jappyeo)bone of the forearm
Malay tulang hasta, ulna
- tulang hastabone of the forearm
- ulnabone of the forearm
Māori kōwhiti
- kōwhitibone of the forearm
Polish kość łokciowa
- kość łokciowabone of the forearm
Portuguese cúbito, ulna
- cúbitobone of the forearm
- ulnabone of the forearm
Russian локтева́я кость
- локтева́я кость (loktevája kostʹ)bone of the forearm
Scottish Gaelic cnàimh na h-uilne
- cnàimh na h-uilnebone of the forearm
Spanish cúbito, ulna
- cúbitobone of the forearm
- ulnabone of the forearm
Swedish armbågsben
- armbågsbenbone of the forearm
Tagalog butuntakday
- butuntakdaybone of the forearm
Turkish dirsek kemiği
- dirsek kemiğibone of the forearm
Vietnamese xương trụ
- xương trụbone of the forearm
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APA
ulna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulna
MLA
“ulna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ulna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulna.
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