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.

Concepten

el

voorarm

Synoniemen

ell

batten

forearm

ulna

short length

Vertalingen

coudée

Elle

cubito

côvado

codo

cúbito

gez

πήχης

aune

aune de Paris

المقياس

braccio

auna

cubitum

cubitus

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkjuː.bɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: cubite

In summary

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