rotule

See also: rotulé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rotula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.tyl/

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Noun

rotule f (plural rotules)

1. kneecap
2. ball-and-socket joint

Derived terms

• articulation à rotule
• être sur les rotules
• joint à rotule
• rotule de montage
• rotulien

 

Further reading

• “rotule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• loutre, ourlet

Italian

Noun

rotule f

1. plural of rotula

Anagrams

• Lutero, ultore

Latin

Noun

rotule

1. vocative singular of rotulus

Portuguese

Verb

rotule

1. inflection of rotular:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

rotule

1. inflection of rotular:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative