Genick

Senso (Inglese)

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)

Concetti

nuca

collo

coppa

cervice

collottola

sinonimi

Nacken

Hals

Kragen

Traduzioni

nuque

nuca

nek

nape

neck

clatell

nuca

nuca

σβέρκος

collum

ense

nape of the neck

cervix

pescoço

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡəˈnɪk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da tedesco medio alto: genicke

Affine olandese: nek

Affine inglese: neck

Affine 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.