patella
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The plural of "patella" is "patellae" or "patellas."
patella
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (anatomy)
a. la rotule (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Derek could hardly bend his leg because he had broken his patella when falling off the roof.Derek pouvait à peine plier sa jambe car il s'était cassé la rotule en tombant du toit.
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