(declension-4, literally) a knee, kneejoint, kneepan
(declension-4) an elbow
(declension-4) an act of kneeling or beseeching
(declension-4) a knot, joint
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
[ˈɡɛ.nuː]
Étymologie (Anglais)
PIE word
*ǵónu
From Proto-Italic *genu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Ancient Greek γόνῠ (gónŭ, “knee; plant node”), German Knie, English knee, Dutch knie.