cubit

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
2. (historical) Any of various units of length approximating this distance, usually around 35–60 cm.
3. (archaic) Synonym of ulna, the bone of the human forearm.

Sinonieme

ell

batten

forearm

ulna

short length

Vertalings

coudée

cubito

Elle

codo

côvado

gez

cúbito

el

aune

aune de Paris

cubitus

المقياس

auna

cubitum

cubitus

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkjuː.bɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: cubite

In summary

From Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum (“elbow, cubit”). Doublet of cubitus, covado, and codo.