Genick

Signification (Anglais)

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)

Concepts

nuque

cou

col

bosse

revers

col de l’utérus

individu débraillé

Synonymes

Nacken

Hals

Kragen

Traductions

nuca

nek

nape

nuca

neck

clatell

nuca

ense

collum

σβέρκος

nuca

nape of the neck

cervix

pescoço

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡəˈnɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: genicke

Appartenant à néerlandais: nek

Appartenant à anglais: neck

Appartenant à 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.