ala

Senso (Inglese)

1. (declension-1) a wing (appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly)
2. (declension-1) the armpit (the upper and under part of the arm, where it unites with the shoulder)
3. (declension-1) shoulder blade, axilla (the hollow where the foreleg is joined to the shoulder)
4. (declension-1) the hollow where a limb joins the trunk of a tree
5. (declension-1) wings, side halls or porches, waiting areas, colonnades, side apartments (side rooms off the main room, the side apartments on the right and left of a court)
6. (declension-1) a wing (portion of an army, cavalry force (usually) deployed on an army's flank)
7. (declension-1) wings (the members of a group placed along the perimeter)

Concetti

ala

🪽

ascella

ali

postaccio

ala

🪽

sinonimi

axilla

āla

penna

🪽

ascilla

subbrachia

ascella

🪽

Traduzioni

wing

🪽

ala

🪽

Flügel

🪽

kanat

🪽

aile

🪽

ala

🪽

vleugel

armpit

Achselhöhle

asa

🪽

aisselle

sovaco

oksel

φτερό

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈaː.ɫa]

Etimologia (Inglese)

For earlier *axla, from axis, from Proto-Italic *aksis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).