Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-tu-la
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The patella; the kneecap.

noun

One of the five radial pieces in the dentary apparatus of the sea urchin.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rotula. Doublet of role and roll.

Inflected Forms

rotulas (plural) rotulae (plural)

Derived Forms

rotular

Questions

What does rotula mean?: The patella; the kneecap.
Where does rotula come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin rotula. Doublet of role and roll.

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