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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALULA

New Latin: a little wing, from Latin āla a wing.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALULA

alula  [ˈæljʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALULA

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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alula is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALULA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alula

Alula

The alula, or bastard wing, is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds. The word is Latin and means "winglet"; it is the diminutive of ala, meaning "wing". The alula is the freely moving first digit, a bird's "thumb," and typically bears three to five small flight feathers, with the exact number depending on the species. There also are minor covert feathers overlying the flight feathers. Like the larger flight feathers found on the wing's trailing edge, these alula feathers are asymmetrical, with the shaft running closer to anterior edge.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALULA


acellular
eɪˈsɛljʊlə
alular
ˈæljʊlə
cellular
ˈsɛljʊlə
circular
ˈsɜːkjʊlə
extracellular
ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljʊlə
formula
ˈfɔːmjʊlə
hepatocellular
ˌhɛpətəʊˈsɛljʊlə
intercellular
ˌɪntəˈsɛljʊlə
intracellular
ˌɪntrəˈsɛljʊlə
maxillula
mækˈsɪljʊlə
molecular
məʊˈlɛkjʊlə
multicellular
ˌmʌltɪˈseljʊlə
noncellular
ˌnɒnˈseljʊlə
particular
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
pilular
ˈpɪljʊlə
popular
ˈpɒpjʊlə
regular
ˈrɛɡjʊlə
stellular
ˈstɛljʊlə
subcellular
sʌbˈseljʊlə
unicellular
ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALULA

aludel
alulae
alular
alum
alumina
aluminate
alumine
aluminic
aluminiferous
aluminise
aluminium
aluminium bronze
aluminium foil
aluminium hydroxide
aluminium oxide
aluminium sulphate
aluminize
aluminosilicate
aluminosity
aluminothermy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALULA

aula
Cholula
curricula
Dracula
Eula
gula
hula
insula
kula
ligula
matricula
nebula
peninsula
pula
regula
spatula
tarantula
the Peninsula
Tula
Ursula

Synonyms and antonyms of alula in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alula» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALULA

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Translator English - Chinese

阿卢拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

álula
570 millions of speakers

English

alula
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलुला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Алула
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

alula
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alula
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小翼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

룰라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Alula
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

alula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Alula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alula
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Alula
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Alula
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Алула
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alula
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ALULA
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alula
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

alula
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ALULA
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alula

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALULA»

The term «alula» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.491 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALULA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alula

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALULA»

Discover the use of alula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Resettlement and Famine in Ethiopia: The Villagers' Experience
"This book is the inside story of the Ethiopian resettlement programme, carried out in the mid-1980s by the Ethiopian government amid fierce international controversy.
Alula Pankhurst, 1992
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Ras Alula and the Scramble for Africa: A Political Biography ...
Simultaneously, the story of this son of a peasant - his successes and failures, his ambitions and weaknesses, his achievements and mistakes - was an important factor in those developments.
Ḥagai Erlikh, 1996
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Moving people in Ethiopia: development, displacement & the state
This book is the first to bring together studies of these different types of displacement in Ethiopia and analyse them in relation to each other.
Alula Pankhurst, François Piguet, 2009
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Culture of Stone: Sacred and Profane Uses of Stone Among the ...
Alula emerged from the house and sat on the banana leaves, where the pig would be butchered. Ikibadek, another of Wali's assistants, carried the dead pig. Wali carried the sweet potatoes as they circled around Alula to demonstrate for all the ...
O. W. Hampton, 1999
5
Alula-Belle Blows Into Town
When eight-year-old Alula-Belle Button-top Paintbrush Puccini Softshoe Magrew shows up in the middle of Main Street in the town of KneeBend-on-Limber surrounded by millions of butterflies she changes the lives of everyone she meets.
Marie Chapian, 1995
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Peripheral People: The Excluded Minorities of Ethiopia
DIMENSIONS. AND. CONCEPTIONS. OF. MARGINALISATION. Alula. Pankhurst. 'In Ethiopia things are complicated' —Jensen (1959:17), on the status ofcraftworkers This book has three main aims. We seek to describe and document the ...
Dena Freeman, Alula Pankhurst, 2003
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Avian Flight
4.4.4 Possible functions of the alula The alula is situated at a position along the wing between the arm wing and the hand wing in most birds (Chapter 2). The conventional interpretation of its function is that of an extended leading edge slat in ...
John J. Videler, 2006
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Recent and Fossil Bryozoa: Papers Presented at the 5th ...
Schematic diagram of the Antropora tincta versus Onychocella alula interaction. A, A. tincta colony approaching O. alula colony at 180° encounter angle. B, layer of A. tincta has contacted basal layer of O. alula, halting growth of both basal ...
Gilbert Powell Larwood, Claus Nielsen, 1981
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The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire
Augustus Wylde, a British Red Sea diplomat, journalist, and author, was among Alula's earliest and most ardent admirers. Wylde's admiration, at least on a superficial level, amounted to an act of assimilation to European standards. For Wylde ...
Raymond Jonas, 2011
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Food Security, Safety Nets and Social Protection in Ethiopia
Pankhurst, Alula 2010. 'Destitution and Life Quality: Objective, subjective and dynamic measures and interpretation based on household cases from Dinki, Amhara Region,' in Harald Aspen, Birhanu Teferra, Shiferaw Bekele and Svein Ege ...
Dessalegn Rahmato, Alula Pankhurst, Jan-Gerrit van Uffelen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALULA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alula is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tough Challenges for Developing Countries in 2015-2016 (3)
... countries will also face an added debt service burden through the rise of the U.S. dollar and borrowing costs. By Alula Berhe Kidani, 19 hours 1 minute ago ... «Sudan Vision, Jul 15»
2
A Deep Dive Into the Skeleton of the Oldest-Known Modern Bird
Feathers attached to a small projection known as the alula (shown here from a ... a wishbone) and an alula, a wing feature that improves maneuverability during ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
3
Marrying Too Young: End Child Marriage (7)
... scenarios are a source of concern all women and girls who wish to use contraception should be able to do so. By Alula Berhe Kidani, 17 hours 40 minutes ago ... «Sudan Vision, Jun 15»
4
Ethiopia to widen choices over ports
The Ethiopian general Ras Alula had defeated the Italians at Massawa before that part of Ethiopia is named Eritrea by the Italian Cultural ... «Nazret.com, Jun 15»
5
Panamerican Tiempo Libre
Angel also produced and remastered world music and electronic music albums, compilations and boxed sets for Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, ... «World Music Central, Jun 15»
6
Marrying Too Young: End Child Marriage (6)
... lower than the rate of 73 per cent observed for all married women and girls in the region as a whole. By Alula Berhe Kidani, 17 hours 7 minutes ago ... «Sudan Vision, Jun 15»
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Airports Enterprise Buys Six New Fire Trucks for 2.4 Million Euro
The four international airports are the Addis Abeba Bole Airport, Dire Dawa Airport, Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport and Bahir Dar Ginbot 20 ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
8
Tough Challenges for Developing Countries in 2015-2016 (2)
... be more fragile than anticipated and slower than expected as a result of the broad-based dollar appreciation. By Alula Berhe Kidani, 20 hours 57 minutes ago ... «Sudan Vision, Jun 15»
9
Democratization in the Arab World: Prospects and Lessons (10)
... suggesting that the international community can reach into a toolkit to help speed transitions to democracy. By Alula Berhe Kidani, 20 hours 49 minutes ago ... «Sudan Vision, Jun 15»
10
What Needs to Be Done to Keep Child Marriages Trending Down
analysis. By Alula Pankhurst, University of Oxford. The decline in child marriages in Ethiopia is due to its rapidly changing social and economic ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Alula [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/alula>. Apr 2024 ».
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