ὠλέκρανον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὀλέκρᾱνον (olékrānon)

Etymology

From ὠλένη (ōlénē, elbow) + κρᾱνίον (krāníon, head).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὠλέκρᾱνον • (ōlékrānon) n (genitive ὠλεκρᾱ́νου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) point of the elbow
    Synonym: κῠ́βῐτον (kúbiton)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ὠλεκρᾱνῐ́ζω (ōlekrānízō)

Descendants

  • English: olecranon
  • Greek: ωλέκρανο (olékrano)

Further reading

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