Patella

From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneecap, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”) or patera.

Patella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Patellidae – many limpets.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Patellogastropoda – subclass; Docoglossa – order; Patellina – suborder; Patelloidea – superfamily; Patellidae – family

• (genus): Patella vulgata - type species; for other species see Patella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Patella (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Patella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Patella (mollusc) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Patella at AnimalBase
• Patella at World Register of Marine Species
• Patella at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Patella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Patella at Paleobiology Database

Borrowed from Italian Patella.

Patella (plural Patellas)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Patella is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Patella is most common among White (96.51%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Patella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Borrowed from Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈtɛla/

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Patella f (genitive Patella, plural Patellen)

1. (medicine) kneecap, kneepan

• “Patella” in Duden online

From patella (“limpet”), hence either a metonymic occupational surname for someone who collected shell fish, or a nickname for a tenacious or withdrawn person.

Patella m or f by sense

1. a surname