cubital

English

Etymology

From cubit +‎ -al.

Adjective

cubital (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
2. (entomology) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
3. Measured in cubits.
4. Of the length of a cubit.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     towers of that city being so high, that unto men below they appeared in a cubital stature

Derived terms

• antecubital
• anterocubital
• brachiocubital
• cubital fossa
• humerocubital
• mediocubital
• postcubital
• quincubital

 

Translations

of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna

• Italian: cubitale (it)
• Spanish: cubital

Noun

cubital (plural cubitals)

1. (entomology) Synonym of cubitus
   • 1865, The record of zoological literature:

     Second cubital cell irregularly quadrangular, trapezoid, placed in a direct line with the first and third cubitals

References

• “cubital”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Etymology

From cubitum (“elbow”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈku.bi.tal/, [ˈkʊbɪt̪äɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.bi.tal/, [ˈkuːbit̪äl]

Noun

cubital n (genitive cubitālis); third declension

1. an elbow cushion for leaning on

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	cubital	cubitālia
genitive	cubitālis	cubitālium
dative	cubitālī	cubitālibus
accusative	cubital	cubitālia
ablative	cubitālī	cubitālibus
vocative	cubital	cubitālia

References

• “cubital”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cubital”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cubital.

Adjective

cubital m or n (feminine singular cubitală, masculine plural cubitali, feminine and neuter plural cubitale)

1. cubital

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cubital		cubitală		cubitali	cubitale
	definite	cubitalul		cubitala		cubitalii	cubitalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	cubital		cubitale		cubitali	cubitale
	definite	cubitalului		cubitalei		cubitalilor	cubitalelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cubitālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kubiˈtal/ [ku.β̞iˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: cu‧bi‧tal

Adjective

cubital m or f (masculine and feminine plural cubitales)

1. cubital

Derived terms

• cubital anterior
• humerocubital

 

Related terms

• cúbito

 

Further reading

• “cubital”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28