artelho

Meaning

1. (masculine) toe (digit of the foot)
2. (Portugal, masculine) ankle (tibio-tarsic joint)

Concepts

toe

ankle

digit

ankle joint

articulatio talocruralis

mortise joint

talocrural joint

anklebone

Synonyms

maléolo

tornozelo

pododáctilo

dedo do pé

dedo da pata

digito

Translations

αστράγαλος

turmell

Zehe

caviglia

Knöchel

orteil

ayak bileği

teen

tobillo

cheville

dito del piede

enkel

Zeh

Wirbel

dit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʁˈte.ʎu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: articulus

Cognate with Galician: artello

Cognate with Spanish: artejo

Cognate with Catalan: artell

Cognate with Occitan: artelh

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese artelho, from Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated/contracted form of Latin articulus (digiti). Compare the borrowed doublets artigo and artículo. Compare Galician artello, Spanish artejo, Catalan artell, Occitan artelh, French orteil.