Genick

Significado (Inglés)

1. (neuter, strong) nape of the neck
2. (neuter, specifically, strong) the joint portion of the neck which joins the vertebrae (which has no regularly used English name)

Conceptos

nuca

cerviz

pescuezo

cuello

cogote

cervical

Sinónimos

Nacken

Hals

Kragen

Traducciones

nuque

nek

nape

nuca

neck

clatell

nuca

collum

nuca

σβέρκος

ense

nape of the neck

cervix

collo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɡəˈnɪk/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de alto alemán medio: genicke

Cognado con neerlandés: nek

Cognado con inglés: neck

Cognado con Hunsrik: Gnick

In summary

From Middle High German genicke, collective of nac, nacke (whence modern Nacken). The -i- can be explained from underlying *genecke through influence of nicken (“to nod”). Alternatively, Middle High German genicke could be derived from the e-variant in Dutch nek, English neck (which is not attested in High German, however). Cognate with Hunsrik Gnick.