Carpalia

/kɑːrˈpeɪliə/ noun

Definition

Plural of carpale; in anatomy and botany, referring to multiple carpal structures or elements, particularly wrist bones or carpels in flowers.

Etymology

From carpale plus the Latin plural suffix -ia. This technical term follows the Latinate pluralization common in scientific nomenclature, preserving the Greek origin of carpal through carpus.

Kelly Says

Medical and botanical Latin plurals like 'carpalia' are dying out in modern English—scientists increasingly just add -s for simplicity, which means this elegant Latinate form might disappear within a generation!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካርፓሊያ
kar-pa-li-ya
ARالعربية
كارباليا
kar-ba-li-ya
BNবাংলা
কার্পেলিয়া
kar-pe-li-ya
CACatalà
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
CSČeština
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-ya
DADansk
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
DEDeutsch
Carpalia
kar-pa-lee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
Καρπαλία
kar-pa-li-a
ESEspañol
carpalia
kar-pa-lee-ah
FAفارسی
کارپاتیا
kar-pa-ti-ya
FISuomi
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
FRFrançais
carpalia
kar-pa-lee-ah
GUGU
કાર્પેલિયા
kaar-pe-li-ya
HAHA
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
HEעברית
קרפליה
kar-pa-li-ya
HIहिन्दी
कार्पैलिया
kar-pa-li-ya
HUMagyar
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
IGIG
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
ITItaliano
carpalia
kar-pa-lee-ah
JA日本語
カルパリア
karuparia
KKKK
Карпатия
kar-pa-ti-ya
KMKM
ការបាលី
kar-pa-li
KO한국어
카르팔리아
karupeoria
MRMR
कार्पॅलिया
kaar-pa-li-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကားပေါလီယာ
ka-pa-li-ya
NLNederlands
Carpalia
kar-pa-lee-ah
NONorsk
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
PAPA
ਕਾਰਪੇਲੀਆ
kaar-pa-li-ya
PLPolski
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-ya
PTPortuguês
carpalia
kar-pa-lee-ah
RORomână
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-ya
RUРусский
Карпалия
kar-pa-li-ya
SVSvenska
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
SWKiswahili
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
TAதமிழ்
கார்பேலியா
kaar-pe-li-ya
TEతెలుగు
కార్పేలియా
kaar-pe-li-ya
THไทย
คาร์พาเลีย
kar-pa-li-ya
TLTL
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
TRTürkçe
Karpatya
kar-pat-yah
UKУкраїнська
Карпатія
kar-pa-ti-ya
URاردو
کارپالیہ
kar-pa-li-yah
VITiếng Việt
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a
YOYO
Karpalia
kar-pa-li-a
ZH中文
卡尔帕利亚
kǎ'ěr pǎ lí yā
ZUZU
Carpalia
kar-pa-li-a

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