Genick

(Îngilîzî)

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)

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɡəˈnɪk/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: genicke

Hevwate bi holendî: nek

Hevwate bi îngilîzî: neck

Hevwate bi 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.

Têgeh

geru

stu

stû

mil

مل

naq

گهردن

Hevwate

Nacken

Hals

Kragen

Werger

nuque

nuca

nek

nape

kark

nuca

neck

clatell

nuca

ense

nuca

σβέρκος

collum

nape of the neck

cervix