# alula
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæljuːlə/

### Etymology 1

From Latin ala (“wing”) +‎ -ula.

#### Noun

alula (plural alulae or alulas)
* (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.]
** 2017 June 28, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian‎:On the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.

##### Synonyms

* bastard wing

##### Derived terms

* alular

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Hawaiian ʻŌlulu.

#### Noun

alula (plural alulas)
* A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid

##### Synonyms

* vulcan palm
* cabbage on a stick
* Brighamia insignis / B. insignis / insignis

##### Hypernyms

* Brighamia
* lobelioid
* Hawaiian lobelioid

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin alula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlulɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lulɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlulɑ
* Hyphenation: alu‧la

### Noun

alula
* (ornithology) alula

#### Declension

Possessive forms of alula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alulani
alulani
accusative
nom.
alulani
alulani
gen.
alulani
genitive
alulani
aluloideni aluloitteni alulaini $^{rare}$
partitive
alulaani
aluloitani
inessive
alulassani
aluloissani
elative
alulastani
aluloistani
illative
alulaani
aluloihini
adessive
alulallani
aluloillani
ablative
alulaltani
aluloiltani
allative
alulalleni
aluloilleni
essive
alulanani
aluloinani
translative
alulakseni
aluloikseni
abessive
alulattani
aluloittani
instructive
comitative
—aluloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alulasi
alulasi
accusative
nom.
alulasi
alulasi
gen.
alulasi
genitive
alulasi
aluloidesi aluloittesi alulaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
alulaasi
aluloitasi
inessive
alulassasi
aluloissasi
elative
alulastasi
aluloistasi
illative
alulaasi
aluloihisi
adessive
alulallasi
aluloillasi
ablative
alulaltasi
aluloiltasi
allative
alulallesi
aluloillesi
essive
alulanasi
aluloinasi
translative
alulaksesi
aluloiksesi
abessive
alulattasi
aluloittasi
instructive
comitative
—aluloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alulamme
alulamme
accusative
nom.
alulamme
alulamme
gen.
alulamme
genitive
alulamme
aluloidemme aluloittemme alulaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
alulaamme
aluloitamme
inessive
alulassamme
aluloissamme
elative
alulastamme
aluloistamme
illative
alulaamme
aluloihimme
adessive
alulallamme
aluloillamme
ablative
alulaltamme
aluloiltamme
allative
alulallemme
aluloillemme
essive
alulanamme
aluloinamme
translative
alulaksemme
aluloiksemme
abessive
alulattamme
aluloittamme
instructive
comitative
—aluloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alulanne
alulanne
accusative
nom.
alulanne
alulanne
gen.
alulanne
genitive
alulanne
aluloidenne aluloittenne alulainne $^{rare}$
partitive
alulaanne
aluloitanne
inessive
alulassanne
aluloissanne
elative
alulastanne
aluloistanne
illative
alulaanne
aluloihinne
adessive
alulallanne
aluloillanne
ablative
alulaltanne
aluloiltanne
allative
alulallenne
aluloillenne
essive
alulananne
aluloinanne
translative
alulaksenne
aluloiksenne
abessive
alulattanne
aluloittanne
instructive
comitative
—aluloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alulansa
alulansa
accusative
nom.
alulansa
alulansa
gen.
alulansa
genitive
alulansa
aluloidensa aluloittensa alulainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
alulaansa
aluloitaan aluloitansa
inessive
alulassaan alulassansa
aluloissaan aluloissansa
elative
alulastaan alulastansa
aluloistaan aluloistansa
illative
alulaansa
aluloihinsa
adessive
alulallaan alulallansa
aluloillaan aluloillansa
ablative
alulaltaan alulaltansa
aluloiltaan aluloiltansa
allative
alulalleen alulallensa
aluloilleen aluloillensa
essive
alulanaan alulanansa
aluloinaan aluloinansa
translative
alulakseen alulaksensa
aluloikseen aluloiksensa
abessive
alulattaan alulattansa
aluloittaan aluloittansa
instructive
comitative
—aluloineen aluloinensa :

#### Synonyms

* pikkusiipi

### Anagrams

* laula

## French
### Noun

alula f (plural alulas)
* alula (feather)

## Italian
### Etymology

From allocco (“tawny owl”) +‎ -erello (diminutive suffix).

### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ālula, diminutive of Latin āla (“wing”). First attested in 1955.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.lu.la/
* Rhymes: -alula
* Hyphenation: à‧lu‧la

### Noun

alula f (plural alule)
* (ornithology) bastard wing, alula
* (entomology) alula, axillary lobe (broad lobe at the proximal posterior margin of the wing stalk of Diptera)
* (aeronautics) leading-edge slot (aerodynamic feature of an aircraft's wing)

#### Related terms

* ala

### Further reading

* alula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana