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alula

/ˈæljuːlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
alu-la
IPA
/ˈæljuːlə/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.

noun

A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin ala Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ulabor. English -ula English alula From Latin ala (“wing”) + English -ula.

Inflected Forms

alulae (plural) alulas (plural)

Derived Forms

alular

Synonyms

bastard wing vulcan palm cabbage on a stick Brighamia insignis B. insignis insignis spurious wing calypter

Questions

How do you pronounce alula?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæljuːlə/.
What does alula mean?
A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.
Where does alula come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin ala Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ulabor. English -ula English alula From Latin ala (“wing”) + English -ula.

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