# lunula
## English
### Alternative forms

* lunule

### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnula.

### Noun

lunula (plural lunulae or (archaic) lunulæ)
* (anatomy) Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
* (Ancient Rome, historical) A crescent moon-shaped pendant worn by girls in Ancient Rome.

#### Derived terms

* lunular
* lunulate

#### Translations
### See also

* eponychium

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlunulɑ/, [ˈlunulɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -unulɑ
* Hyphenation: lu‧nu‧la

### Noun

lunula
* (anatomy) lunula (pale area at the base of a fingernail)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lunula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lunulani
lunulani
accusative
nom.
lunulani
lunulani
gen.
lunulani
genitive
lunulani
lunuloideni lunuloitteni lunulaini $^{rare}$
partitive
lunulaani
lunuloitani
inessive
lunulassani
lunuloissani
elative
lunulastani
lunuloistani
illative
lunulaani
lunuloihini
adessive
lunulallani
lunuloillani
ablative
lunulaltani
lunuloiltani
allative
lunulalleni
lunuloilleni
essive
lunulanani
lunuloinani
translative
lunulakseni
lunuloikseni
abessive
lunulattani
lunuloittani
instructive
comitative
—lunuloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lunulasi
lunulasi
accusative
nom.
lunulasi
lunulasi
gen.
lunulasi
genitive
lunulasi
lunuloidesi lunuloittesi lunulaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
lunulaasi
lunuloitasi
inessive
lunulassasi
lunuloissasi
elative
lunulastasi
lunuloistasi
illative
lunulaasi
lunuloihisi
adessive
lunulallasi
lunuloillasi
ablative
lunulaltasi
lunuloiltasi
allative
lunulallesi
lunuloillesi
essive
lunulanasi
lunuloinasi
translative
lunulaksesi
lunuloiksesi
abessive
lunulattasi
lunuloittasi
instructive
comitative
—lunuloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lunulamme
lunulamme
accusative
nom.
lunulamme
lunulamme
gen.
lunulamme
genitive
lunulamme
lunuloidemme lunuloittemme lunulaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
lunulaamme
lunuloitamme
inessive
lunulassamme
lunuloissamme
elative
lunulastamme
lunuloistamme
illative
lunulaamme
lunuloihimme
adessive
lunulallamme
lunuloillamme
ablative
lunulaltamme
lunuloiltamme
allative
lunulallemme
lunuloillemme
essive
lunulanamme
lunuloinamme
translative
lunulaksemme
lunuloiksemme
abessive
lunulattamme
lunuloittamme
instructive
comitative
—lunuloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lunulanne
lunulanne
accusative
nom.
lunulanne
lunulanne
gen.
lunulanne
genitive
lunulanne
lunuloidenne lunuloittenne lunulainne $^{rare}$
partitive
lunulaanne
lunuloitanne
inessive
lunulassanne
lunuloissanne
elative
lunulastanne
lunuloistanne
illative
lunulaanne
lunuloihinne
adessive
lunulallanne
lunuloillanne
ablative
lunulaltanne
lunuloiltanne
allative
lunulallenne
lunuloillenne
essive
lunulananne
lunuloinanne
translative
lunulaksenne
lunuloiksenne
abessive
lunulattanne
lunuloittanne
instructive
comitative
—lunuloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lunulansa
lunulansa
accusative
nom.
lunulansa
lunulansa
gen.
lunulansa
genitive
lunulansa
lunuloidensa lunuloittensa lunulainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
lunulaansa
lunuloitaan lunuloitansa
inessive
lunulassaan lunulassansa
lunuloissaan lunuloissansa
elative
lunulastaan lunulastansa
lunuloistaan lunuloistansa
illative
lunulaansa
lunuloihinsa
adessive
lunulallaan lunulallansa
lunuloillaan lunuloillansa
ablative
lunulaltaan lunulaltansa
lunuloiltaan lunuloiltansa
allative
lunulalleen lunulallensa
lunuloilleen lunuloillensa
essive
lunulanaan lunulanansa
lunuloinaan lunuloinansa
translative
lunulakseen lunulaksensa
lunuloikseen lunuloiksensa
abessive
lunulattaan lunulattansa
lunuloittaan lunuloittansa
instructive
comitative
—lunuloineen lunuloinensa :

#### Synonyms

* puolikuu

### Anagrams

* laulun

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūnula.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /luˈnula/ [luˈnu.la]
* Rhymes: -ula
* Syllabification: lu‧nu‧la

### Noun

lunula (plural lunula-lunula)
* (anatomy) lunula: something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail
* (Catholicism) luna, lunette, lunula: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance

### Further reading

* “lunula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnula.

### Noun

lunula f (plural lunule)
* lunette, half-moon, lunula

## Latin
### Etymology

lūna (“moon”) +‎ -ula

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈluː.nu.la/, [ˈɫ̪uːnʊɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈlu.nu.la/, [ˈluːnulä]

### Noun

lūnula f (genitive lūnulae); first declension
* an ornament in the form of a little moon

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* English: lunule, lunula
* French: lunule
* Italian: lunula
* Spanish: lúnula

### References

* “lunula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* "lunula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* lunula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūnula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /luˈnu.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ula
* Syllabification: lu‧nu‧la

### Noun

lunula f
* (Ancient Rome, historical) lunula (crescent moon-shaped pendant worn by girls in Ancient Rome)
* (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism and Anglicanism) lunette, luna (crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the consecrated host upright when exposed in the monstrance)
    Synonyms: melchizedech, melchizedek

#### Declension
### Further reading

* lunula in Polish dictionaries at PWN