genuflect

Significat (Anglès)

1. (archaic, intransitive) To bend the knee, as in servitude.
2. (intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

Conceptes

agenollar-se

agenollar

Sinònims

kneel

bow

🙇

kneel down

kowtow

scrape

bow down

bring to knees

go down on one’s knees

salute

curtsy

fawn

go down

Traduccions

genuflettersi

niederknien

inginocchiarsi

diz çökmek

knien

génuflexion

knielen

arrodillar

جثا

sich knien

sich niederknien

sich hinknien

γονατίζω

προσκυνώ

agenouiller

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

PIE word
*ǵónu
From around 1620–1630 from Medieval Latin genūflectō (“I bend the knee”) equivalent to the Latin genū (“knee”) + flectō (“to bend”).